Curriculum Vitae


Education

B.S.

1982 Biochemistry/Biophysics from the Biology Department, Carnegie-Mellon University

Ph.D.

1988 Zoology Department, Duke University
Dissertation Title: Costs and Benefits of Schooling in Fish
Major Professor: Peter Klopfer


Employment

2007-ongoing

Director, Program for the Environment, University of Washington

2000-ongoing

Associate Professor/Associate Director - School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, and Zoology Department, University of Washington

1995-1999

Research Assistant Professor - Zoology Department, University of Washington

1991-94

Research Associate - Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Washington

1990-91

Postdoctoral Fellow - Fisheries Research Institute, College of Ocean & Fisheries Science, University of Washington

1989

Postdoctoral Scholar - Biology Department, UCLA, in the laboratory of William Hamner


Honors, Awards, and Service

Prizes

2000: CASE Circle of Excellence Silver Metal (one of 2 nationally) for abcnews.com 8 part written series on common murres on Tatoosh Island.

1998: NOAA Year-of-the-Ocean Environmental Hero (one of 25 nationally) for development of COASST (Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team), a citizen science program which teaches volunteers to identify and record information about beached bird carcasses on Washington beaches, collates and analyzes those data, and provides baseline and trend information to management agencies, conservation organizations, and the public.

Fellowships

1990-91:

College of Ocean & Fisheries Science Postdoctoral Fellowship

1988:

Raney Award, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

1985-88:

International Women's Fishing Association Fellowship

1985-87:

Bermuda Biological Station Summer Research Fellowship (1985-6)

 

Bermuda Biological Station Graduate Internship (1987)

1986:

Bradley Graduate Fellowship, Duke University Marine Laboratory

Honors

2001: Elective Member of the American Ornithologist’s Union

Professional Society Committee Service

Pacific Seabird Group, Chair (2000)

Pacific Seabird Group, Executive Council (1999-2001)

U.S. GLOBEC (Global Oceans Ecosystems Dynamics) Scientific Steering Committee (2000- )

Government Service

Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, chair of Research Advisory Panel (1996-1998)

Seattle Public Utilities, Water System Advisory Committee (1998-1999)

Scientific Advisor for Laurent Dagorn, Tuna Behavior Project, Tahiti Station, IRD (French international development agency)

Community Service

Center for Environmental Law and Policy, Board Member (1996-1999)

Executive Director of COASST (Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team), a citizen science project to collect baseline data on seabird beachings in the Pacific Northwest. As of 2002, COASST administers approximately 120 volunteers, 3 staff, and 6 student interns.

Scientific Advisor to Earth & Sky (science-oriented Public Radio Program; 1998- )

Research Advisor to Seattle Audubon Society (2001-2002)

Research Advisor to Seattle Aquarium (2002- )

Research Advisor to The Menzies Project (2002- )


Advising and Teaching

PostDoctoral Fellows and Research Scientists

Todd Hass, Zoology Department, Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST), 1998 – ongoing.

Steven Viscido, Zoology Department, Traffic Rules of Fish Schools, 2000 – ongoing. Co-advise with Daniel Grunbaum.

Michelle Wainstein, School of Aquatic and Fishery Science, Seabird Conservation, 2001 – ongoing.

Francis Wiese, School of Aquatic and Fishery Science, Seabird Conservation, 2002 – ongoing.

Graduate Students

Kim Dietrich, School of Aquatic and Fishery Science, Large Scale Environmental Correlates of Seabird Bycatch in the North Pacific Longline Fisheries, 2000 – ongoing. M.S.

Nathalie Hamel, School of Aquatic and Fishery Science, Breeding and Post-Season Dispersal in Common Murres: Conservation Concern and Ecological Drivers, 2000 – ongoing. M.S.

Christina Maranto, Zoology Department, Thesis topic to be determined in Fall 2002, 2002 – ongoing. Ph.D.

Joanna Smith, School of Aquatic and Fishery Science, Thesis topic to be determined in Fall 2002, 2002 – ongoing. Ph.D.

Suzann Speckman, School of Aquatic and Fishery Science, Characterizing Fish Schools in Relation to the Marine Environment and Their Use by Seabirds in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska, 1997 – ongoing. I became Chair in 2000. Ph.D.

Stephani Zador, School of Aquatic and Fishery Science, Metapopulation Dynamics of a Coastal Seabird 2001 – ongoing. Ph.D.

Classes

Marine Biology (FISH/OCEAN 250) - 5 credit undergraduate lecture and laboratory course surveying the physical, biological, and anthropogenic issues in marine biology. 160 students.

Topics in Sustainable Fisheries (BIOL/FISH/ENVIR 478) - 3 credit undergraduate discussion course linked to the Bevan Series on Sustainable Fisheries. 20 students.

Graduate Topics in Sustainable Fisheries (FISH578/ZOOL526) - 2 credit graduate discussion course linked to the Bevan Series on Sustainable Fisheries. 20 students.


Recent Grants

Avian Predation on Salmon Smolts. Chelan County Public Utility District

Restoration of Common Murre Colonies in Washington. Tenyo Maru Trustees Council

Spatial Patterns of Migratory Shorebirds: Implications for Conservation and Management. US Forest Service

Coastal Observation And Seabird Survey Team (COASST). The Russell Family Foundation

Updating Beached Birds: A COASST Field Guide. National Marine Fisheries Service

Coastal Observation And Seabird Survey Team (COASST). Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife


Publications and Presentations

Refereed Journal and Book Articles

*Students or postdoctoral fellows.

*Speckman, SG, Piatt,JF, Minte-Vera, CV & Parrish, JK Bottom-up forcing across trophic levels in a subarctic estuary. Progress in Oceanography in press

Parrish, JK, *Wiese, FK, & *Smith, JL. Dams as avian predator attractors and the efficacy of predator control strategies. Biological Conservation accepted with revision

Parrish, JK & *Viscido, S. Traffic rules of fish schools: A review of agent-based approaches.  in: CK Hemelrijk (ed.) Self-Organization and Complexity, Cambridge University Press in press

Paley, DA, NE Leonard, R Sepulchre, D Grünbaum, JK Parrish. 2007. Oscillator models and collective motion. IEEE Contr. Sys. Mag. August 89-105.

Viscido, SV, JK Parrish, D Grünbaum. 2007. The relative importance of social and non-social factors in the formation and maintenance of fish schools. Ecol. Model. 206:153-165.

Hilborn, R, Parrish, JK, Litle, K. 2005. Fishing rights or fishing wrongs? Rev. Fish Biol. Fish. 15:191-198.

Hamel, NJ, Parrish, JK, Conquest, LL. 2004. Effects of tagging on behavior, provisioning, and reproduction in the common murre (Uria aalge), a diving seabird. The Auk 121:1161-1171.

Parrish, JK, Viscido, SV & Grünbaum, D 2002 Self-organized fish schools: An Examination of emergent properties. Biol. Bull. (in press)

Parrish, JK 2001. Behavioral Approaches to Marine Conservation. In: Marine Conservation. E. Norse & L. Crowder (ed.) Island Press, Covelo, CA (in press)

Parrish, JK, Marvier, M. & Paine, RT 2001 Direct and Indirect Effects: Interactions between Bald Eagles and Common Murres. Ecol. Appl. 11:1858-1869.

Parrish, JK & Edelstein-Keshet, L 1999 Complexity, pattern, and evolutionary trade-offs in animal aggregation. Science 284:99-101. (invited article as part of a special section on complexity)

Melvin, E, Parrish, JK & Conquest L 1999 Novel tools to reduce seabird bycatch in coastal gillnet fisheries. Conservation Biology 13:1386-1397.

Boersma, PD & Parrish, JK 1999. Limiting abuse: Marine protected areas, a limited solution. Ecological Economics 31:287-304. (invited article as part of a dedicated issue on Ecological Economics and Sustainable Governance of the Oceans)

Parrish, JK 1999. Toward remote species identification. Oceanography 12(3):30-32. (invited article as part of a dedicated issue on Census of Marine Life)

Parrish, JK 1999. Using behavior and ecology to exploit schooling fishes. In: Behavior and Fish Conservation: Case Studies and Applications. G. S. Helfman (ed.) special edition of Envir. Biol. Fish. 55:157-181.

Boersma, PD & Parrish, JK 1998. Threats to seabirds: Research, education, and societal approaches to conservation. In: Avian Conservation. J. M. Marzluff & R. Sallabanks (ed.) Island Press, Covelo, CA.

Parrish, JK, Lemberg, N, & South-Oryshchyn, L 1998. Effects of colony location and nekton abundance on at-sea distribution of four seabird species. Fisheries Oceanography 7(1):126-135.

Boersma, PD & Parrish, JK 1998. Flexible growth rates in Fork-tailed Storm-petrels: A response to environmental variability. Auk. 115:67-75.

Parrish, JK, & Turchin, P 1997. Individual decisions, traffic rules, and emergent pattern in schooling fish. In: Animal Groups in Three Dimensions. Parrish, JK, & Hamner, WH (eds.) Cambridge University Press, New York. pp:126-142.

Hamner, WM, & Parrish, JK 1997. Is the sum of the parts equal to the whole: the conflict between individuality and group membership. In: Animal Groups in Three Dimensions. Parrish, JK, & Hamner, WH (eds.) Cambridge University Press, New York. pp:163-173.

Parrish, JK & Paine, RT 1996. Ecological interactions and habitat modification in nesting Common Murres, Uria aalge. Bird Conservation International 6:261-269

Parrish, JK & Boersma, PD 1995. Muddy waters: Seabird mortality following the Exxon Valdez oil spill. American Scientist 83:112-115.

Boersma, PD, Parrish, JK & Kettle, AB 1995. Common Murre abundance, phenology and productivity on the Barren Islands, Alaska in the context of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and long-term environmental change. In: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: Fate and Effects in Alaskan Waters. PG Wells, JN Butler, & J Staveley Hughes (eds.) American Society for Testing and Materials STP 1219 Philadelphia. pp:820-853.

Parrish, JK 1995. Influence of group size and habitat type on reproductive success in Common Murres (Uria aalge). Auk 112:390-401.

Brandt, CA, Parrish, JK, & Hodges, CN 1995. Predictive approaches to habitat quantification: Dark-rumped Petrels on Haleakala, Maui. Auk. 112:571-579.

Parrish, JK 1993. Comparison of the hunting behavior of four piscine predators attacking schooling prey. Ethology. 95(3):233-246.

Pitcher, TJ & Parrish, JK 1993. Function of shoaling behavior in Teleosts In: The Behaviour of Teleost Fishes 2nd ed. TJ Pitcher (ed) Chapman & Hall. pp: 363-440.

Parrish, JK 1992b. Do predators 'shape' fish schools: Interactions between predators and their schooling prey. Nether. J. Zool. 42(2-3): 358-370. (invited as part of a symposium proceedings)

Parrish, JK 1992a. Levels of diurnal predation on a school of flat-iron herring, Harengula thrissina. Env. Biol. Fish. 34:257-263.

Ruben JR & Parrish, JK 1990. Antiquity of the chordate pattern of exercise metabolism. Paleobiology 16:355-359.

Parrish, JK 1989. Re-examining the Selfish Herd: Are central fish safer? Anim. Behav. 38:1048-1053.

Parrish, JK 1989. Layering with depth in a heterospecific fish aggregation. Env. Biol. Fish. 26:79-85.

Parrish, JK, Strand, SW & Lott JL 1989. Predation on a school of flat-iron herring, Harengula thrissina. Copeia 1989:1089-1091.

Parrish, JK & Kroen, WK 1988. Sloughed mucus and drag-reduction in a school of Atlantic silversides, Menidia menidia. Mar. Biol. 97:165-169.

Klopfer, PH, Brandt, CA & Parrish, JK 1987. Role of context in imprinting. Int. J. Comp. Psychol. 1:50-57.

Klopfer, PH, Brandt, CA, Parrish, JK, & Honore, E 1986. Seasonal influences upon imprinting. Behav. Proc. 12:203-204.

Non-Peer Reviewed Articles

Parrish, JK & Edelstein-Keshet, L 2000. Reply to Danchin and Wagner. Science. 287:804-805.

Parrish, JK, Hamner, WM & Prewitt, CT. 1997. Unifying principles, galactic framework, and the Holy Grails of aggregation. In: Animal Groups in Three Dimensions. Parrish, JK, & Hamner, WH (eds.) Cambridge University Press, New York. pp:1-14.

Parrish, JK, & Boersma, PD 1995. Reply to J. Piatt, Water over the bridge (Letter to the Editor) American Scientist 83:398-400.

Books and Edited Volumes

Parrish, JK (guest ed.) 2005. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Special Issue on Rights-based Fishing – Papers from the Bevan Symposium. volume 15.

Parrish, JK (ed.) 2003. The Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecosystems Regional Study. Estuaries dedicated volume, #26(4B).

Litle, K & Parrish, JK (eds). 2003. Where the River Meets the Sea: Case Studies of Pacific Northwest Estuaries. Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecosystems Regional Study, Seattle. 136 p.

Hass, T & Parrish, JK 2001. Beached Birds: A COASST Field Guide. Wavefall Press, Seattle, WA. 155p.

Melvin, E & Parrish, JK (eds.) 2001. Seabird Bycatch: Trends, Roadblocks, and Solutions. University of Alaska Sea Grant AK-SG-01-01, Fairbanks. 157p.

Parrish, JK, & Hamner, WH (eds.) 1997. Animal Groups in Three Dimensions. Cambridge University Press, New York. 378p.

Reviews, Comments, & Popular Science

Parrish, JK 2000. Reef Fish Behavior: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas. Review for: Fisheries 25:42.

Parrish, JK 1999. Special field correspondent to abcnews.com the website for ABC News; filed 8 stories:

Parrish, JK 1998. Fish Behavior. Chapter 5 In Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2nd Edition J Paxton & W. N. Eschmeyer (eds.) Academic Press, New York pp:42-47.

Parrish, JK 1997. Storm over Mono. book review for Washington Water Watch 4:9.

Parrish, JK 1994. Fish Behavior. Chapter 5 In Encyclopedia of Animals: Fishes J. Paxton & W. N. Eschmeyer (eds.) Weldon Owen, Syndey Australia pp:32-38.

Parrish, JK 1994. Ecology and Development, Ecology and New Forestry, Ecology and Woodlot Management; Three Canadian Videos. Review for: Illahee 10(2):165-166.

Reports

Parrish, JK (ed.) 1998. Remote Species Identification. Report to the Sloan Foundation. 141p.

Parrish, JK (ed.) 1999. PNCERS Annual Report 1998 54p.

Parrish, JK & Breslow, S (eds.) 2000. PNCERS Annual Report 1999 77p.

Parrish, JK & Litle, K (eds.) 2001. PNCERS Annual Report 2000 173p.

Invited Lectures at Peer Institutions

Marine Protected Areas: A Natural Science Perspective. Ocean Governance for the 21st Century Seminar Series, School of Marine Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2002.

The Canary in the Coalmine: What Can Common Murres Tell Us About Nearshore Ecosystem Health? Fisheries Centre Seminar Series, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC 2001.

Conservation Collision: Bald Eagles and Common Murres in Washington State. Wildlife Science Seminar, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2001.

Victims or Villains? Seabird Fishery Interactions. Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, Seattle, WA 2001.

Patterns of Animal Aggregation. Colloquium On Animal Movement sponsored by the European Union, Budapest, Hungary 2000.

Integrated Approaches to Marine Conservation Research, Outreach, and Action. Biological Sciences Departmental Seminar Series, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada. 2000.

Seeing the Forest and the Trees: The Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecosystem Regional Study (PNCERS). National Ocean Service Science Seminar Series. NOAA, Washington D.C. 1999.

From Fish to Birds: Circling Back on the Road to Conservation. The Hatfield Marine Science Center Distinguished Marine Scientist Colloquia, Newport, OR 1999.

Behavior and Ecology: The Indirect Effects of Fisheries Exploitation. Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Distinguished Lecture Series in Marine Conservation. New Haven, CT 1999.

Patterns in Nature: The Epiphenomenology of Aggregation. University-wide Seminar Series on Complexity and Complex Systems, University of Virginia. VA 1999.

Patterns in Nature: The Epiphenomenology of Aggregation. Computations in Science Seminar Series, Physics Department, University of Chicago. Chicago, IL 1999.

From Individuals to Aggregations: Selfishness, Collective Decisionmaking, and Epiphenomena. COMBI Seminar Series, University of Washington. Seattle, WA 1999.