Curriculum Vitae

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Education

2006 Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle. Biological Oceanography

Advisor: Bruce W. Frost

2002 M.S., University of Washington, Seattle. Biological Oceanography

1996 B.S., University of New Hampshire. Biology: Marine and Freshwater Research

Interests

Biological oceanography, zooplankton ecology, specifically:

• Behavior of individual zooplankton
• Response of zooplankton life histories to environmental and climatic changes
• Combining in situ data with numerical model results to link individuals’ behaviors to population dynamics and structure

Current and Pending Funding

Collaborative Research: Hypoxia in Marine Ecosystems: Implications for Neritic Copepods
      PI, NSF Ocean Sciences, 03/01/10 – 02/28/13
     
 The Effects and Impacts of Hypoxia on Production Potential of Ecologically and Commercially Important Living Resources in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
      Co-PI, NOAA CSCOR, 09/01/09 – 08/31/13

Forecasting Young-of-the-Year Production of Striped Bass in Chesapeake Bay
      PI, UMD (NASA sub-contract), 08/15/09 – 08/14/10

Collaborative Research: Life histories of species in the genus Calanus in the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans and responses to climate forcing
      PI, NSF Ocean Sciences, 9/1/2008 – 8/31/2011
     

Research Experience

Assistant Research Professor, 2010 – Present

• University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory, Cambridge, MD

Assistant Research Scientist, 2006 – 2010

• University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory, Cambridge, MD
• Advisor: Dr. Michael Roman, Professor and Director

Marine Research Specialist I-II, 1997 – 2000

• University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI
• Supervisor: Dr. Edward Durbin, Professor of Oceanography

Technical Assistant, 1996 – 1997

• University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, MA
• Supervisor: Dr. Peter Wiebe, Senior Scientist

Laboratory Assistant, 1995 – 1996

• University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
• Supervisor: Dr. Ann Bucklin, Professor (Currently, at University of Connecticut)

Teaching Experience

Instructor, Dispersion, degradation, and ecosystem effects of oil in the marine environment,MEES 608O, Autumn 2010, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences

Instructor, Zooplankton Ecology,MEES 698G, Spring 2010, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences

Instructor, Classic Readings in Oceanography, MEES 608A, Spring 2009, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences

TA, Oceanography Senior Thesis Series, OCEAN 443 / 444, Winter / Spring 2005, University of Washington

TA, Introduction to Oceanography, OCEAN 200, Autumn 2002, University of Washington

Guest Lectures (University of Washington & University of Maryland)

Zooplankton Ecology, Modeling lecture, MEES 698E, Autumn 2007

Design of Oceanographic Field Experiments, OCEAN 443, Spring 2003, 2004

Honors Field Investigations in Marine Biology, OCEAN/SAFS 351, Spring 2003

Survey of Oceanography, OCEAN 101, Spring 2002

Ecology and Evolution, BIOL 203 (cf. BIOL 180), Winter 2000, 2001

Peer-Reviewed Papers

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Pierson, J. J., M. R. Roman, D. G. Kimmel, W. C. Boicourt, & X. Zhang. 2009. Quantifying changes in the vertical distribution of mesozooplankton in response to hypoxic bottom waters. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 381: S74-S79. doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2009.07.013

Kimmel, D. G., W. C. Boicourt, J. J. Pierson, M. R. Roman, & X. Zhang. 2009. A comparison of the mesozooplankton response to hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay and the northern Gulf of Mexico using the biomass size spectrum. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 381: S65-S73. doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2009.07.012

Pierson, J. J., B. W. Frost, D. Thoreson, A. W. Leising, J. R. Postel, & M. Nuwer. 2009. Trapping migrating zooplankton. Limnology and Oceanography Methods 7(5): 334-346. (Click for Open Access PDF)

Pierson, J. J., B. W. Frost, and A. W. Leising. 2007. The lost generation of Calanus pacificus: Is the diatom effect responsible? Limnology and Oceanography 52(5): 2089-2098. (Click for Open Access PDF)

Bucklin, A., P. H. Wiebe, S. B. Smolenack, N. J. Copley, J. G. Beaudet, K. G. Bonner, J. Farber-Lorda, and J. J. Pierson. 2007. DNA barcodes for species identification of euphausiids (Euphausiacea, Crustacea). Journal of Plankton Research 29(6): 483-493. doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbm031

Leising, A. W., J. J. Pierson, S. Cary, and B. W. Frost. 2005. Copepod foraging and predation risk within the surface layer during night-time feeding forays. Journal of Plankton Research 27(10): 987-1001. doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbi084

Pierson, J. J., A. W. Leising, and C. Halsband Lenk. 2005. Reproductive success of Calanus pacificus during diatom blooms in Dabob Bay, WA. Progress in Oceanography 67(3/4): 314-331. doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2005.09.002

Pierson, J. J., A. W. Leising, C. Halsband-Lenk, and N. Ferm. 2005. Vertical distribution and abundance of Calanus pacificus and Pseudocalanus newmani in relation to chlorophyll a concentrations in Dabob Bay, WA. Progress in Oceanography 37(3/4): 349-365. doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2005.09.006

Halsband-Lenk, C., J. J. Pierson, and A. W. Leising. 2005. Reproduction of Pseudocalanus newmani (Copepoda: Calanoida) is deleteriously affected by diatom blooms - a field study. Progress in Oceanography 67(3/4): 332-348. doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2005.09.003

Horner, R. A., J. R. Postel, C. Halsband-Lenk, J. J. Pierson, G. Pohnert, and T. Wichard. 2005. Winter-spring phytoplankton blooms in Dabob Bay, Washington. Progress in Oceanography 67(3/4): 286-313. doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2005.09.005

Leising, A. W., R. A. Horner, J. J. Pierson, J. R. Postel, and C. Halsband-Lenk. 2005. The balance between microzooplankton grazing and phytoplankton growth in a highly productive estuarine fjord. Progress in Oceanography 67(3/4): 366-683. doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2005.09.007

Leising, A. W., J. J. Pierson, C. Halsband-Lenk, R. A. Horner, and J. R. Postel. 2005. Copepod grazing during spring blooms: Can Pseudocalanus newmani induce trophic cascades? Progress in Oceanography 67(3/4): 406-421. doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2005.09.009

Leising, A. W., J. J. Pierson, C. Halsband-Lenk, R. A. Horner, and J. R. Postel. 2005. Copepod grazing during spring blooms: Does Calanus pacificus avoid harmful diatoms? Progress in Oceanography 67(3/4): 384-405. doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2005.09.008

Poster and Oral Presentations

Pierson, J. J., Frost, B.W., Leising, A.W. 2009. Foray foraging behavior of copepods: An empirical and numerical study. Poster presentation at ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Nice, France.

Pierson, J. J., Roman, M., Kimmel, D., Zhang, X., Loveland, B., Boicourt, B. Quantitative relationships between zooplankton vertical distribution and oxycline depth: Comparisons between regions, size classes, and time of day. Oral presentation at Ocean Sciences 2008 Meeting, Orlando, FL

Pierson, J. J., Roman, M. R., Kimmel, D. G., Hood, R. R., Keller, D., Crump, B. C., Malpezzi, M. 2007. First observations of winter zooplankton abundance, distribution, and vital rates in the Chesapeake Bay estuarine turbidity maximum. Oral presentation at Estuarine Research Federation 2007 Meeting, Providence, RI

Pierson, J. J., Frost, B. W., & Leising, A. W. 2007. Foray foraging behavior in marine copepods. Oral presentation at the PICES/ICES Early Career Scientists Conference, Baltimore, MD.

Pierson, J. J., Leising, A. W., Halsband-Lenk, C., Horner, R. A., Postel, J. R., & Frost, B. W. 2005. Prey type effects on zooplankton production: A different view of food limitation. Oral presentation at Estuarine Research Federation 2005 Meeting, Norfolk, VA.

Frost, B.W., Halsband-Lenk, R.A. Horner, A.W. Leising, J.J. Pierson, & J. Postel. 2004. Copepods and Diatoms: Paradigm or Paradox? Poster presentation at 11th International Conference on Harmful Algae, Cape Town, South Africa

Pierson, J.J., Leising, A.W., Frost, B.W., Horner, R.A., Postel, J.R., & Halsband-Lenk, C. 2004. Species-specific grazing by Calanus pacificus and Pseudocalanus newmani during phytoplankton blooms in Dabob Bay, Puget Sound (WA). Oral presentation at ASLO/TOS Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI.

Pierson, J.J., & Frost, B.W. 2003. In situ reproduction of Calanus pacificus before, during, and after phytoplankton blooms. Oral presentation at 3rd International Zooplankton Production Symposium, Gijon, Spain.

Pierson, J.J., & B. W. Frost. 2002. Fecundity and egg hatching success of Calanus pacificus and Pseudocalanus newmani during the spring bloom in Dabob Bay, WA. Oral presentation for ASLO Summer Meeting, Victoria, B.C.

Pierson, J.J., Durbin, E.G. & Sullivan, B.K. 2000. Suspended planktonic hydroids: Abundance, distribution, and impact of a rapacious predator. Poster for ASLO/AGU Ocean Sciences, San Antonio, TX

Outreach Activities

• Chair of UMCES HPL Open House Committee, 2010-2011
• Member of UMCES HPL Education Committee, 2010-2012
• Science display, The Plankton Zoo! 2006-2008 Horn Point Laboratory Open House
• Coordinator, 2005 Student Discussion Group on the US Commission on Ocean Policy
• Science Judge, 2004-2005 Orca Bowl: Washington State Ocean Science Bowl
• Coordinator, 2001 and 2003 UW School of Oceanography Open House

Awards and Honors

• Special Award for Assistance with Oceanography Senior Thesis Projects, December 2004
• Travel Award to the 3rd International Zooplankton Production Symposium in Gijon, Spain, May 2003
• Received votes in UW Alumni association online poll of senior undergraduates to nominate their favorite teacher