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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