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Kristen Gorman is an Assistant Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, affiliated with the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS). She holds a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from Simon Fraser University (2015), an M.S. from the same institution (2005), and a B.S. in Biology from Dickinson College (1996). Her research integrates ecology, evolution, and physiology to study animal behavior, fitness, and population dynamics in marine systems critical to fisheries and subsistence harvests.
Her research focuses on high-latitude ecosystems, including studies on salmon population dynamics, sea otter distribution modeling, and the impacts of climate change on marine food webs. Current projects include evaluating Copper River sockeye salmon mortality, Arctic pink salmon expansion, and otolith geochemistry analysis. She leads the Gorman Lab, established in 2022, which emphasizes quantitative methods and science communication.
Recent publications highlight work on hatchery salmon strays, glacial watershed effects on fish diets, and seabird habitat selection. Her lab collaborates with organizations like the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island and the Prince William Sound Science Center, funded by grants from NOAA, NSF, and the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council. She advises four graduate students and mentors undergraduates in fisheries and seabird ecology.
Professional activities include teaching, grant writing, and public outreach. Her lab maintains active field programs in Prince William Sound and the Bering Sea, with ongoing projects analyzing salmon-herring interactions and seabird tracking in the Pribilof Islands. She prioritizes equity in science and acknowledges Alaska’s Indigenous communities' long-standing ecological knowledge.
