Academic work (1991-2008)
EDUCATION
1997 – Oregon State University. Department of Zoology. Ph.D. Dissertation advisors: Dr. Bruce Menge and Dr. Jane Lubchenco. “Ecological Consequences of the Reduction of Species Diversity: Experimental Approaches.”
1991 – University of California, Santa Cruz. B.A. in Biology.
POSITIONS
2001-2012 – Visiting Scholar. Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology. The Ohio State University.
2001-2006 – Research Fellow. Partnership for the Interdisciplinary Study of Coastal Oceans (PISCO). www.piscoweb.org
2005-2006 – Researcher. University of Vermont. School of Natural Resources. Project to model Salmon migration down Connecticut River (PIs: Elizabeth Marschall, OSU; Donna Parrish, UVT).
2003-2007 – Senior Data Analyst. Population Research Institute, TREMIN Research Program on Women’s Health. The Pennsylvania State University.
2000-2004 – Assistant Professor, Senior Research. Department of Zoology. Oregon State University.
1999-2001 – Science Coordinator for the PISCO project. Oregon State University. Department of Zoology.
1997-1998 – Post-doctoral Fellow on an Andrew W. Mellon Grant to B. Menge and J. Lubchenco. Oregon State University. Department of Zoology.
1996 – Research assistant to B. Menge and J. Lubchenco on an Andrew W. Mellon Grant. Oregon State University. Department of Zoology.
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
1992-1995 – National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Oregon State University.
1992 – Fernald Scholarship for study of Invertebrate Embryology. Friday Harbor Laboratory, University of Washington.
1992 – Croasdale Scholarship for study of Phycology. Friday Harbor Laboratory, University of Washington.
1991 – Graduated Phi Beta Kappa, University of California, Santa Cruz.
1991 – Graduated with Highest Honors in the Department of Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz.
1991 – Graduated with Honors in College Eight, University of California, Santa Cruz.
1990-1991 – Chancellor’s Scholarship. University of California, Santa Cruz.
PUBLICATIONS
(link to Google Scholar list – including more recent work)
Allison, G. W. 1994. Effects of temporary starvation on larvae of the sea star Asterina miniata. Marine Biology 118:255-261.
Lubchenco, J., G. W. Allison, S. A. Navarrete, B. A. Menge, J. C. Castilla, O. Defeo, C. Folke, O. Kussakin, T. Norton, and A. M. Wood. 1995. Coastal systems. in Global Biodiversity Assessment. pp 370-381.United Nations Environment Programme. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Allison, G. W., B. A. Menge, J. Lubchenco, and S. A. Navarrete. 1996. Predictability and uncertainty in community regulation: consequences of reduced consumer diversity in coastal rocky ecosystems. pp 371-392. in Functional Roles of Biodiversity: a Global Perspective. H. A. Mooney, J. H. Cushman, E. Medina, O. E. Sala and E.-D. Schulze, editors. Wiley Press. Chichester, England.
Allison, G. W., J. Lubchenco, and M. Carr. 1998. Marine reserves are necessary but not sufficient for marine conservation. Ecological Applications. 8 (supplement): S79-S92.
Allison, G. W. 1999. The implications of experimental design in biodiversity manipulations. American Naturalist. 153: 26-45.
Davis-Born, R., J. Lubchenco, B. Menge, G. Allison, B. Grantham, P. Halpin, and C. Schoch. 2000. PISCO: A long-term ecological consortium studying the influence of nearshore oceanography on coastal marine communities. Proceedings of the Coastal Society.
Allison, G. W., S. D. Gaines, J. Lubchenco, H. Possingham. 2003. Ensuring persistence of marine reserves: Catastrophes require adopting an insurance factor. Ecological Applications. 13 (supplement): S8-S24.
Guichard, F., P. Halpin, G.W. Allison, J. Lubchenco, B. Menge. 2003. Mussel disturbance dynamics: Signatures of oceanographic forcing from local interactions. American Naturalist. 161: 889-904.
Allison, G. W. 2004. The Influence of Diversity and Stress Intensity on Community Resistance and Resilience. Ecological Monographs. 74: 117-134.
Mansfield, P. K., A. Voda., G.W. Allison. 2004. Validating a pencil and paper measure of perimenopausal menstrual blood loss. Women’s Health Issues. 14: 242-247
Menge, B. A., G. W. Allison, C. A. Blanchette, T. M. Farrell, A. M. Olson, T. A. Turner, P. van Tamelen. 2005. Statis or kinesis? Hidden dynamics of a rocky intertidal macrophyte mosaic revealed by a spatially-explicit approach. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 314: 3-39.
Russell, R., S. Wood, G. W. Allison, B. Menge. 2006. Scale, environment, & trophic status: The context-dependency of community saturation in rocky intertidal communities. American Naturalist. 167: E158-E170.
Schoch, G. C., B. Menge, G. W. Allison, M. Kavanaugh, S. A. Thompson, S. Wood. 2006. Fifteen Degrees of Separation: Examining Patterns and Processes on Pacific Coast Rocky Intertidal Benches. Limnology and Oceanography. 51 (6). 2564-2585.
Marschall, E. A., M.E. Mather, D.L. Parrish, G.W. Allison and J.R.McMenemy. 2011, Migration delays caused by anthropogenic barriers: modeling dams, temperature, and success of migrating salmon smolts. Ecological Applications, 21: 3014–3031.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Allison, G. W, J. Lubchenco, M. H. Carr. 1993. “Marine preserves won’t come in a jar: the implications of large-scale dynamics to conservation.” (invited symposium talk) American Society of Zoologists / Western Society of Naturalists annual meeting, Los Angeles, CA. (American Zoologist 33:7A).
Allison, G. W. 2000. Panel member for symposium “Marine Protected Areas: the Need for Evaluation and the Role of Science” American Fisheries Society, Oregon Chapter annual meeting. Eugene, OR.
Allison, G. W. 2001. “Large-scale, highly coordinated marine research: an overview of the Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO).” Presented to a working group of scientists from the Gulf of Maine. Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, ME.
Allison, G. W. 2002. “Rocky intertidal diversity: small-scale interactions, meso-scale dynamics and continental-scale consequences.” Seminar to Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, Ohio State University.
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS and POSTERS
Allison, G. W. 1992. The effects of temporary starvation on larvae of the sea star Asterina miniata. Western Society of Naturalists annual meeting, Santa Barbara, CA.
Allison, G. W. 1992. The effects of temporary starvation on larvae of the sea star Asterina miniata. Biology Graduate Student Symposium. Oregon State University.
Allison, G. W. 1994. “Diversity on the hot seat: testing its importance in response to a stress.” Western Society of Naturalists annual meeting, Monterey, CA.
Allison, G. W. 1995. “The consequences of the loss of diversity along a gradient of physical stress.” Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Snowbird, UT.
Allison, G. W. 1996. “Does high diversity facilitate or suppress species recolonization? Some lessons from a diversity manipulation and reintroductions.” Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Providence, RI.
Halpin, P.M, B.A. Menge, J. Lubchenco, G.W. Allison. 1997. “Mussel bed community dynamics: Patterns and processes across local and regional scales.” Society for Integrated and Comparative Biology annual meeting.
Lubomudrov, L., J. Lubchenco, G. W. Allison. 1997. Introduction to the Marine Reserves Symposium. American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting, Seattle, WA.
Lubchenco, J., G.W. Allison. 1997. “New recipes for salty reserves.” (symposium talk) American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting, Seattle, WA.
Allison, G. W. 1997. “The implications of experimental design for biodiversity manipulations.” Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Albuquerque, NM.
Yamada, S., G. W. Allison, K. Cleveland, C. Hunt, N. Richmond, J. Schaefer. 1997. “The European green crab in Oregon.” Pacific Coast Oyster Growers Association and the National Shellfish Association (west coast division) annual meeting. (Abstract in the Journal of Shellfish Research.)
Cline, J., G. Allison, P. Halpin, M. Pascual, B. Menge, J. Lubchenco, S. Levin. 1998. Filling the gaps: Combining experimental and observational data with spatially-explicit models to predict disturbance and recovery dynamics of mussel beds on the Oregon coast. Intecol meeting. Florence, IT.
Halpin, P.M., G.W. Allison, E.L. Berlow, B.A. Menge, J. Lubchenco. 1998. “Interaction of local and regional processes on rocky shore mussel bed community structure.” Western Society of Naturalists annual meeting, Monterey, CA.
Freidenburg, T.L, G.W. Allison, B.A. Menge 1999 “Variation in macrophyte size and abundance: a nutrient effect?” Northwest Algal Symposium annual meeting, Yachats, OR.
Allison, G. W., S. Gaines, J. Lubchenco, H. Possingham. 1999. “Taking the long view of marine reserves: catastrophes and an insurance factor.” Presentation to invited reviewers of working group results, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, UC Santa Barbara.
Halpin, P.M., G.W. Allison, T. Freidenburg, J. Lubchenco, and B.A. Menge. 2000. “Scale me up, scale me down: Variation in bottom-up and top-down effects across scales in herbivore-plant interactions on the rocky shore.” (invited symposium talk) Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology annual meeting. Atlanta, GA.
Schoch, G. C., B. Grantham, P. Halpin, G. Allison, R. Davis-Born, B. Menge, J. Lubchenco. 2000. “Studying the influence of inner-shelf oceanography on marine intertidal populations and patterns of community structure along Northeast Pacific rocky shores.” Poster presented at American Geophysical Union meeting “Oceans 2000,” in San Antonio, TX.
Krenz, C. J., T. L. Freidenburg, B. Menge, G. Allison, and J. Lubchenco. 2000. Upwelling intensity, barnacle recruitment, and rocky intertidal community structure. Society for Conservation Biology, annual meeting. St. Louis, MO.
Schoch, G.C., G. Allison, S. Etchemendy, S. Wood, B. Menge and J. Lubchenco. 2000. “West Coast rocky intertidal diversity: Invertebrates, algae, anchors, a gun and three spark plugs.” Ecological Society of America, annual meeting. Snowbird, UT.
Freidenburg, T.L., G.W. Allison and B.A. Menge. 2000. “El Niño impacts on rocky intertidal algae: A nutrient hypothesis.” 2000. Ecological Society of America, annual meeting. Snowbird, UT.
Davis-Born, R., J. Lubchenco, B. Menge, G. Allison, B. Grantham, P. Halpin, C. Schoch. 2000. “PISCO: A Long-Term Ecological Consortium. Studying the influence of nearshore oceanography on coastal marine communities.” Poster presentation to The Coastal Society meeting in Portland, OR.
Schoch, C., G. Allison, S. Etchemendy, S. Wood, B. Menge, and J. Lubchenco. 2000. “Biogeographic patterns of community structure in Pacific Coast rocky intertidal communities.” PISCO/Mellon annual meeting. Corvallis, OR.
Guichard, F., G. Allison, P. Halpin, S. Levin. 2000. “Mussel disturbance dynamics and the geometry of local interactions.” PISCO/Mellon annual meeting. Corvallis, OR.
Lubchenco, J., H. Leslie, M. Carr, G. Allison, B. Grantham, S. Gaines, R.Warner. 2000. “Alongshore Linkages and Marine Reserves.” PISCO/Mellon annual meeting. Corvallis, OR.
Leslie, H., G. Allison. 2000. “Siting marine reserves along the US West Coast” PISCO/Mellon annual meeting. Corvallis, OR.
Blanchette, C., T. Freidenburg, K. Nielsen, P. Halpin, G. Allison. 2000. “Bottom-up effects on macrophyte assemblages in relation to upwelling intensity.” PISCO/Mellon annual meeting. Corvallis, OR.
Schoch, C., G. Allison, B. Menge, J. Lubchenco. 2002. “Spatial patterns of benthic community structure on Pacific coast rocky intertidal benches.” Ocean Sciences 2002 – American Geophysical Union meeting, Hawaii.
Kavanaugh, M., G. Allison, S. Sohlstrom, S. Wood, C. Schoch, B. Menge, J. Lubchenco. 2002. “Building the context: the Monterey Bay region rocky communities as viewed from the west coast of the United States.” Poster presentation to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary annual science meeting.
Allison, G., M. Kavanaugh, S. Sohlstrom, S. Wood, C. Schoch, B. Menge, J. Lubchenco. 2002. “Exposing the scales: an extensive spatially nested survey to uncover the predominant scales of variation of rocky intertidal species.” 2002 Ecological Society of America, annual meeting. Tucson, AZ.
Allison, G., 2003. “Transferring historical AEL data to OFIS: using an automated approach.” Annual AEL/ODW Research Review. Columbus, OH.
Wood, S., R. Russell, G. Allison, B. Menge, J. Lubchenco. 2003. “The importance of trophic status in testing community saturation patterns across multiple local and regional scales.” Poster presentation at International Biogeographic Society (Inaugural) Meeting, Mesquite, Nevada and the International Temperate Reef Symposium, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Etchemendy, S., M. Kavanaugh, G. Allison, S. Wood, C. Schoch, J. Lubchenco and B. Menge. 2003. “Assessment of community structure and diversity of intertidal rocky shores at local, regional, and latitudinal scales.” Poster presentation at the International Temperate Reef Symposium, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Kavanaugh, M., G. Allison, S. Etchemendy, K. Nielsen, C. Schoch, S. Wood, B. Menge and J. Lubchenco. 2003. “Community Structure and Diversity: Evaluating biotic interactions and oceanographic effects on NE Pacific Rocky intertidal communities using a large-scale, data-intensive survey.” Poster presentation at the International Temperate Reef Symposium, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Russell, R, S. Wood, G. Allison, B. Menge, J. Lubchenco. 2003. “A novel framework for local and regional influences on local species richness across scales, taxonomic resolutions, and habitat types: insights from the rocky intertidal.” Northwest Science Association Meeting. Seattle, WA.
Menge, B., G. Allison, T. Freidenburg, M. Kavanaugh, Lubchenco, K. Nielsen, C Schoch, S. Wood, 2003. Symposium talk: “Local to coastal-scale macrophyte community structure: Surprising patterns and possible mechanisms” Phycological Society of America annual meeting. Gleneden Beach, Oregon. (Abstract in the Journal of Phycology)
Russell, R., G. Allison, B. Menge. 2003. Latitudinal diversity gradients: Percolating up from small scales. Ecological Society of America annual meeting. Savannah, Georgia. Invited symposium presentation.
Allison, G. 2004. “Large-scale marine diversity research: Surveys across 15º of latitude.” Annual AEL/ODW Research Review. Columbus, OH.
Thompson, S., D. Digby, S. Wood, R. Russell, M. Kavanaugh, G. Allison, B. Menge, J. Lubchenco. 2004. “Popular conceptions of wave-exposed algae: testing the relationship between algal abundance and wave exposure.” Poster presentation at the Northwest Algal Symposium, Bamfield, BC, Canada.
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Allison, G. W. 2000. Introduction to PISCO research to Marine Resource Management program of the College of Oceanographic and Atmospheric Sciences, OSU.
Allison, G. W. 2000. Overview of PISCO research to Pt. Cabrillo Lighthouse community, Fort Bragg, CA.
Allison, G. W., S. Etchemendy, S. Wood, C. Schoch, B. Menge, J. Lubchenco. 2000. “Community diversity on rocky shores along the US West Coast.” Poster presented at the dedication ceremony of the R/V Elakha, Newport OR.
Halpin, P., G. W. Allison, B. Menge, J. Lubchenco. 2000. “Onshore patterns and processes in rocky intertidal communities.” Poster presented at the dedication ceremony of the R/V Elakha, Newport OR.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Courses
1996 – Readings in Marine Ecology. Organized and taught this seminar course for undergraduates. Oregon State University. Department of Zoology.
1997 – The European Green Crab in Oregon. Co-taught with Sylvia Yamada. Field techniques and research methods course that produced a web-base report on the status this “invasion-in-progress.” Oregon State University. Department of Zoology.
1998 – Introduction to the SAS System for modeling uses. Led seminar for graduate students of the Department of Zoology, Oregon State University.
2000-2001. SAS Workshop. Co-teaching with Karina Nielsen. Workshop for graduate students, technicians, and postdocs in the Department of Zoology, Oregon State University. Topics include general introduction, writing scripts, using SAS to perform data manipulation, statistics, modeling, and tests of statistical design.
Teaching Assistantships
1991-1992. Introduction to Biology; taught lab portion of course. Oregon State University. Department of Zoology.
1995 – Marine Ecology; organized and taught field portion of course. Oregon State University. Department of Zoology.
Guest lectures
1995 – Marine Ecology. Oregon State University. Department of Zoology.
1997 – Marine Biology. Hatfield Marine Science Center. Oregon State University.
1998, 2000. Marine Biology; taught marine reserves section of the Marine Conservation course. Hatfield Marine Science Center. Oregon State University.
2001 – Marine Reserves (graduate-level research course). Oregon State University. Marine Resource Management Program.
ADVISING
1999-2001 – Advised Philomath High School students as part of their Certificate of Advanced Mastery.
2000 – Honors thesis committee for Jennifer Conrad. Oregon State University.
2001 – Masters thesis committee for Janette Ehlig. Oregon State University.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
1998-2001 – Member of the working group “Developing a Theory of Marine Reserves” at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. Led the group studying the influence of severe events on reserve effectiveness.
ACADEMIC SERVICE
1991-1993 – Graduate student grants and fellowship committee. Zoology, OSU.
1993-1994 – Organizing committee for the Biology Graduate Student Annual Symposium. OSU.
1994-1995 – Organizing committee for the Pacific Ecology Conference.
1996-1997 – Co-organizer for a symposium on marine reserves for the annual American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) meeting.
1998 – Co-organizer of the initial meetings of the NCEAS working group, “Developing a Theory of Marine Reserves.”
1998-1999 – Served as team leader for the “Data Group” of the NCEAS working group, “Developing a Theory of Marine Reserves.”
2000-2003 – Serving on the scientific advisory board for the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department permitting process for algal harvest.
2000-2008 – Serving in the Sustainable Ecosystem Institute ‘pool of scientific advisors’ for reviews of the scientific content of policy- or management-related proposals and documents.
Served as referee for: Ecology, Ecological Applications, Ecology Letters, Oecologia, Limnology and Oceanography, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Bulletin of Marine Science, Environmental Conservation, California Sea Grant, Washington State Sea Grant, Natural Environment Research Council (UK), Great Lakes Fisheries Commission.