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Kevin Allen Thompson
Curriculum Vitae
FWC
Fisheries Independent Monitoring
100 8th Ave SE
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
Phone: (727) 502-4799
Email: [email protected]
Education
2008-present
Ph.D. candidate
Oregon State University, Department of Fisheries and
Wildlife. Anticipated Dissertation Defense: Fall 2013
Dissertation title: “Factors affecting the diets of groundfish in
the Gulf of Alaska: ecological and modeling considerations”
2008
M.S.
University of Florida, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic
Sciences
Thesis title: “Mosquitofish as biotic resistance to invasion:
predation on two nonindigenous poeciliids”
2005
B.S.
The College of William and Mary (major in Biology)
Publications
Peer reviewed
Thompson, K.A., S.S Heppell, and G.G. Thompson. 2014. The effects of temperature
and predator densities on the consumption of walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)
by three groundfish in the Gulf of Alaska. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic
Sciences 71:1123-1133
Thompson, K. A., J.E. Hill, and L.G. Nico. 2012. Eastern mosquitofish resists invasion by
nonindigenous poeciliids through agnostic behaviors. Biological Invasions 14: 15151529.
Portnoy, D.S., J.R. McDowell, K. Thompson, J.A. Musick, and J.E. Graves. 2006. Isolation and
characterization of five dinucleotide microsatellite loci in the sandbar shark,
Carcharhinus plumbeus. Molecular Ecology Notes 6: 431-433.
Technical reports
Heppell, S. and K.A. Thompson. 2010. Development of monitoring and assessment tools for the
Oregon dungeness crab fishery. Report to the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission,
Coos Bay, Oregon.
Hill, J.E., and K.A. Thompson. 2007. Bioprofile of barramundi Lates calcarifer (Bloch). Final
Report to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, Florida.
Grants
2011
NOAA-NMFS FATE program: “Identification of abiotic and biotic factors in the
diet of groundfish in the Gulf of Alaska”
Principle Investigators: S.S. Heppell and G.G. Thompson,
Project Developer and Proposal Author: K.A. Thompson
Award amount: $91,964 (2 years)
Research Experience
2013-present
Associate Research Scientist. Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission,
Fisheries Independent Monitoring.
2008-present
Graduate Research Assistant, Oregon State University, Department of
Fisheries and Wildlife
Duties: Developed and carried out statistical investigations into the factors
affecting the diets of groundfish in Alaska, both in regards to a specific, focal
prey, and overall diet composition using a variety of analyses approaches.
2009
Research Technician, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Gulf of Alaska
Groundfish Assessment Survey
Duties: Assisted Alaska Fisheries Science Center personnel with collection,
identification, and measurement of invertebrate and fish fauna during a 25 day
research cruise from Kodiak, AK to Seward, AK. Collected biological samples
and information for a variety of life history and food habits studies in the
ecosystem.
2006-2008
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Florida, Department of Fisheries
and Aquatic Sciences
Duties: Developed, carried out, and analyzed data from experiments using
mesocosms on the interactions between a native and two nonindigenous
poeciliid (Cyprinodontiformes) species and the effect of habitat complexity.
2005
Research (Field) Technician, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Juvenile
Striped Bass Seine Survey
Duties: Collected, identified and measured fish across the complete salinity
gradient of Virginia’s southern, coastal rivers to support striped bass and
bluefish assessments. Trailered, launched and drove small (≤ 15’) boats.
Assisted on the coastal trawl survey with collection and identification of
benthic fishes and invertebrates.
2003-2005
Student Intern, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Fisheries Genetics
Laboratory
Duties: Worked independently on characterizing a number of microsatellite
markers developed for the sandbar shark to support a Ph.D. student’s
dissertation work. Presented results as part of the NSF sponsored REU
program. Assisted on two week-long longline surveys of the coastal sharks in
southern Virginia and Chesapeake Bay.
1997-2000
Volunteer, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Juvenile Goliath Grouper
Assessment and Age and Growth Study
Duties: Assisted in the capture, tagging, and collection of biological samples for
ageing juvenile goliath grouper in southwestern Florida.
Awards
2011
Mastin Graduate Student Award, Oregon State University, Department of
Fisheries and Wildlife
2008
Graduate Student of the Year (Master’s Level), University of Florida,
Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
2008
Outstanding Graduate Student Paper (Biological Sciences Division), Annual
Meeting of the Florida Academy of Sciences
2004
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) summer fellowship, Virginia
Institute of Marine Science (NSF)
2004
Neuville Biology Award and Scholarship, The College of William and Mary
Presentations
*denotes a poster presentation
Contributed Presentations
Thompson, K. and S. Heppell. 2011. Factors affecting the diet of groundfish in the Gulf of
Alaska. MOTE Symposium, Sarasota, FL.
Thompson, K. and S. Heppell. 2011. Factors affecting the diet of groundfish in the Gulf of
Alaska. American Fisheries Society Annual meeting, Seattle, Washington.
*Thompson, K. and S. Heppell. 2010. Factors affecting the diet of groundfish in the Gulf of
Alaska. PICES Annual meeting, Portland, Oregon.
*Thompson, K., Grant Thompson and OSU Qualitative Analysis Group. 2009. Precautionary
management may destabilize a fishery: examples using loop analysis. PICES Annual
Meeting, Jeju, South Korea.
*Thompson, K. and S. Heppell. 2009. Loop analysis as a potential tool to study ecosystem
changes in the Gulf of Alaska. Oregon Chapter, American Fisheries Society Meeting,
Bend, Oregon.
Thompson, K., and J.E. Hill. 2008. Mosquitofish as biotic resistance to invasion: predation on
two nonindigenous poeciliids. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec.
Thompson, K. 2008. Mosquitofish as biotic resistance to invasion: predation on two exotic
poeciliids. Florida Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, Florida.
Thompson, K and J.E. Hill. 2008. Mosquitofish as biotic resistance to invasion: predation on
two exotic poeciliids. Florida Chapter Meeting, AFS, Altoona, Florida.
Thompson, K. 2004. Optimization of microsatellite loci for the sandbar shark, Carcharhinus
plumbeus. NSF REU Intern Symposium, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester
Point, Virginia.
Invited Seminars
Thompson, K and J.E. Hill. 2008. Mosquitofish as biotic resistance to invasion: predation on
two exotic poeciliids. Non-Native Fish Research Laboratory, Florida Wildlife
Conservation Commission, Boca Raton, Florida.
Hill, J.E., and K. Thompson. 2007. Mosquitofish as biotic resistance to invasion: predation on
two ornamental poeciliids. Exotic Wildlife Workshop: Problem species in Florida-How
we are fighting back, University of Florida/IFAS Pinellas County Extension Office,
Largo, Florida.
Teaching experience
2011
Teaching Assistant. FW 350, Population Dynamics, Department of Fisheries
and Wildlife, Oregon State University
Co-taught two and lead instructor for a third lab section of a junior level
population dynamics computer lab. Instructed ~80 students on topics of
population dynamics models and statistics using Excel. Graded weekly
modeling assignments and provided feedback regarding final projects
2008
Teaching Assistant. FAS 6932, Invasion Ecology of Aquatic Animals,
Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida
Assisted professor in course organization and lead lectures regarding biotic
resistance to invasive species
Extension
2006-2007
Student Assistant. Fishing For Success Program, University of Florida,
Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Assisted faculty and staff teach school and other youth groups aquatic ecology,
fish biology and fishing; helped organize, set up, and teach fishing at Family
Fishing Days programs
Referee Work
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Ecological Applications
Memberships
American Fisheries Society