1. A. Gould CV1
ALISON L. GOULD
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI
algould@umich.edu • 415.350.5708
alisongould40.wordpress.com
EDUCATION
2016 Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology • University of Michigan
Dissertation: “The evolutionary ecology of a bioluminescent vertebrate-microbe
symbiosis” • Advisor: Paul Dunlap
2009 M.S. Marine Biology • San Francisco State University, Romberg Tiburon Center
Thesis: “The life history and success of an introduced copepod in the San
Francisco Estuary” • Advisor: Wim Kimmerer
2005 B.A. Mathematics, Biology (Conservation concentration) • University of Virginia
APPOINTMENTS
2015-2016 Rackham Predoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan (UM)
2013-2014 Carl L. and Linda Hubbs Fellow, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ)
2012 Assistant Curator, Ichthyology Division, UMMZ
2011 NSF East Asia and the Pacific Summer Institute (EAPSI) Fellow
2009-2010 Research Technician, Taxon Biosciences, Inc., Tiburon, California
2006-2009 Research Assistant, Romberg Tiburon Center, San Francisco State University (SFSU)
2004 NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Fellow, University of Alaska SE
PUBLICATIONS
Gould, AL, K Dougan, S Koenigbauer and PV Dunlap (2016) Life history of the symbiotically luminous
coral reef fish Siphamia tubifer (Perciformes: Apogonidae). Journal of Fish Biology 89:1363-1377
Gould, AL, S Harii and PV Dunlap (2015) Cues from the reef: olfactory preferences of a symbiotically
luminous cardinalfish. Coral Reefs 34:673–677
Gould, AL, S Harii and PV Dunlap (2014) Homing behavior and site fidelity of the symbiotically luminous
cardinalfish, Siphamia tubifer (Perciformes: Apogonidae). Marine Biology 161:2897-2807
Kimmerer, WJ, T Ignoffo, A Slaughter and AL Gould (2014) Food-limited reproduction and growth of
three copepod species in the low-salinity zone of the San Francisco Estuary. Journal of Plankton
Research 0:1-14
Dunlap, PV, AL Gould, ML Wittenrich and M Nakamura (2012) Symbiosis initiation in the bacterially
luminous sea urchin cardinalfish Siphamia versicolor (Perciformes: Apogonidae). Journal of Fish
Biology 81:1340-1356
Urbanczyk, H, Y Ogura, TA Hendry, AL Gould, N Kiwaki, JT Atkinson, T Hayashi and PV Dunlap (2011)
Genome sequence of Photobacterium mandapamensis strain svers. 1.1, the bioluminescent symbiont
of the cardinal fish Siphamia versicolor. Journal of Bacteriology 193:3144-3145
Gould, AL and WJ Kimmerer (2010) Development, growth, and reproduction of the cyclopoid copepod
Limnoithona tetraspina in upper San Francisco Estuary. Marine Ecology Progress Series 412:163-177
Kimmerer, WJ and AL Gould (2010) A Bayesian approach to estimating copepod development times
from stage frequency data. Limnology and Oceanography Methods 8:118-126
2. A. Gould CV2
PUBLICATIONS (SUBMITTED AND IN PREPARATION)
Gould, AL and PV Dunlap (in review) Genomic analysis of a coral reef cardinalfish reveals high
connectivity despite larval homing potential. Molecular Ecology
Gould, AL and PV Dunlap (in prep.) Host-mediated symbiont divergence in a bioluminescent vertebrate-
microbe symbiosis
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2015 Ichthyology Graduate Student Award, UM Museum of Zoology (UMMZ) $1,220
2014 NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (DDIG) $17,510
2014 Graduate Women in Science (ΣΔΕ) National Fellowship • Honorable Mention
2014 PADI Foundation Grant $4,550
2014 Susan Lipschutz Award (for women scholars), Rackham Graduate School, UM $6,000
2013 Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant, UM $3,000
2013 Ichthyology Graduate Student Award, UMMZ $5,000
2013 Robert R. and Francis H. Miller Ichthyology Award, UMMZ $1,000
2013 Rackham International Travel Grant, UM $1,200
2012 Rackham International Research Award, UM $5,000
2012 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Block Grant, UM $1,010
2011 Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant, UM $1,500
2011 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Block Grant, UM $2,248
2008 Robert E. Maxwell Scholarship, SFSU $4,000
2008 SF Bay Scholarship, Romberg Tiburon Center, SFSU $500
2007 State of San Francisco Estuary Conference • Honorable Mention Poster
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
Gould, AL and PV Dunlap (2016). Host fish ecology influences symbiont population structure and
specificity in a bioluminescent symbiosis. 13th
International Coral Reefs Symposium, Honolulu, HI
Gould, AL and PV Dunlap (2015) Shedding light on bioluminescent symbioses: the life history and
ecology of a coral reef fish host. Fish at Night Symposium, Miami, FL
Gould, AL and PV Dunlap (2015) Population genomics of a bioluminescent vertebrate-microbe
symbiosis. Western Society of Naturalists Annual Meeting, Sacramento, CA
Gould, AL and PV Dunlap (2015) Population genetic analysis of a symbiotically luminous cardinalfish
using genome-wide RAD markers. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Québec City, Québec, Canada
Gould, AL, S Harii and PV Dunlap (2014) Homing, site fidelity, and olfactory preferences of a
symbiotically luminous cardinalfish. Western Society of Naturalists Annual Meeting, Tacoma, WA
Gould, AL, S Harii and PV Dunlap (2013) Homing and foraging behavior of the symbiotically luminous
cardinalfish Siphamia versicolor. 9th
Indo-Pacific Fish Conference, Okinawa, Japan
Gould, AL and WJ Kimmerer (2009) Development, growth, and fecundity of the introduced copepod
Limnoithona tetraspina in upper San Francisco Estuary. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
Conference, Portland, OR
Gould, AL and WJ Kimmerer (2008) Growth and fecundity of the most abundant copepod in upper San
Francisco Estuary. CALFED Conference, Sacramento, CA
3. A. Gould CV3
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2014 (F) Graduate Student Instructor • Ecology Lab (EEB372), University of Michigan
2011-2013 (W) Graduate Student Instructor • Animal Diversity (BIO288), University of Michigan
2010 (F) Graduate Student Instructor • Intro. Ecology & Evolution (BIO171) University of Michigan
2008 (S) Teaching Assistant • Biological Oceanography (BIO582), San Francisco State University
SERVICE AND OUTREACH
2014-2016 Regional Coordinator Great Lakes Bowl, National Ocean Science Bowl
2014-2016 Reviewer Behavioral Ecology, Marine Ecology Progress Series,
Journal of Fish Biology, Journal of Continental Shelf Research
2014-2015 Representative Admissions Committee, EEB Department (UM)
2013-2014 Volunteer Females Excelling More in Mathematics, Engineering and the
Sciences (FEMMES) capstone event (UM)
2011-2014 Volunteer Judge Great Lakes Bowl, National Ocean Science Bowl
2012-2013 President Graduate Researchers in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2011-2013 Volunteer 826michigan Writing Workshops
2011-2012 Representative Executive Committee, EEB Department (UM)
2008-2010 Volunteer Judge Sea Lion Bowl, National Ocean Science Bowl
2008-2009 Volunteer Marine Science Institute, Earth Day on the Bay, San Francisco
2006-2007 Volunteer Docent Richardson Bay Audubon Center, Bay Shores Studies
2006-2007 Volunteer Expanding Your Horizons, Women in Math and Science Fair
2002-2005 Volunteer Big Siblings Program, Madison House, University of Virginia
PATENTS
Ashby, M, L Wood, U Lidström, C Clarke, AL Gould, D Strapoc, AJ Lambo and BJ Huizinga.
Compositions and methods for identifying and modifying carbonaceous compositions. US Patent
20,130,116,126, May 9, 2013. WO Patent 2,011,159,924. December 23, 2011.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) • Western Society of Naturalists (WSN) • Ecological Society of
America (ESA) • Association for Women in Science (AWIS), University of Michigan chapter • Sigma Delta
Epsilon, Graduate Women in Science (GWIS), Omega chapter
MENTORSHIP
2015-2016 Karen Hug, Clara Tift – undergraduate research assistants
2014-2015 Scott Koenigbauer – Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) fellow
2014-2015 Maggie Grundler – honors thesis, one year in the lab and one field season in Okinawa
2012-2014 Katherine Dougan – two years in the lab and two field seasons in Okinawa
DIVE EXPERIENCE
2004-2014 200+ scientific research dives
2010 Scientific Diver certification, University of Michigan
2006 NAUI Dry Suit Diver certification
2005 PADI Rescue Diver certification
2004 Scientific Diver certification, University of Alaska
2004 PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification
1999 PADI Open Water Diver certification