Education
Ph.D. Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, Dissertation defense: May 12, 2009
B.S. in Biological Science, Florida State University, April 28, 2001 (Cum Laude)
Field Courses
Evolution and Development of the Metazoans, Friday Harbor Labs, Summer 2003
Life History of Marine Invertebrates, Bamfield Marine Station, Summer 2003
Applied Phylogenetics, Bodega Bay Marine Lab/UC Davis, Summer 2003
Marine Invertebrate Zoology, Friday Harbor Labs, Summer 2002

Professional affiliations
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
The American Microscopical Society
The Crustacean Society
Phi Beta Kappa

Grants, fellowships and awards
2009 Nominated for the Presidents award for excellence in teaching
2009 Ecology and Evolution Annual Retreat Ad Hoc Award
2007 NSF Doctorial Dissertation Improvement Grant, $12,000
2007 Ecology and Evolution Annual Retreat Ad Hoc Award
2006 Crustacean Society Research Fellowship, $1000
2006 American Microscopical Society Student Research Fellowship, $700
2005 Wainwright Fellowship for Functional Morphology, Friday Harbor Labs, $5,500
2004 SICB Grant-in-aid-of-research, $500
2002-2004 Presidential Fellowship, Stony Brook University

Publications
Hoch, JM. Adaptive plasticity of the penis in a simultaneous hermaphrodite. Accepted by Evolution, 4 February 2009
Hoch, JM and B Yuen. An individual barnacle, Semibalanus balanoides, with two penises. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 29(1), pp. 135-136. January 2009
Hoch, JM. Variation in penis morphology and mating ability in the barnacle, Semibalanus balanoides. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 359, pp. 126-130. May 2008.
Kelaher BP, JS Levinton and JM Hoch. Foraging by the mud snail, Ilyanassa obsoleta (Say), modulates spatial variation in benthic community structure. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 292 pp. 139-157. August 2003.

Articles in preparation
Allen, BJ, JM Hoch, P Bourdeau, S Gray and G Bernatchez. A novel invasive predator threatens salt marsh ecosystem function. In preparation for submission to Ecology Letters.
Yuen, B and JM Hoch. Penis function and the boundaries of mating groups in the barnacle, Semibalanus balanoides. In preparation for submission to Journal of Crustacean Biology.
Hoch, JM and JS Levinton, Sex allocation in two species of simultaneously hermaphroditic barnacle. Currently being modified from a dissertation chapter for submission to The American Naturalist.
Hoch, JM, The relationship of crowding and wave exposure to morphological differences in the penises and cirri of the acorn barnacle, Semibalanus balanoides. Currently being modified from a dissertation chapter for submission to Functional Ecology.
Hoch, JM, Variation in cirri and penis morphology over physical and biotic gradients for the acorn barnacle, Balanus glandula. Currently being modified from a dissertation chapter for submission to Marine Biology.

Published correspondence
JM Hoch. Myths about Evolution (Letters to the Editor). Skeptical Inquirer 29.5; September 2005.
R Geeta, A Levy, JM Hoch and MM Mark. Taxonomists and the CBD. Science 305: 5687, pp. 1104, August 20, 2004 (in Letters).

Research featured in media
"Penis length isn't everything … for barnacle males," by Evan Callaway for New Scientist, featured April 17, 2009. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16971-penis-length-isnt-everything--for-barnacle-males.html
"Environment Shapes Barnacle Penis," by Kevin Zelnio for Deep Sea News, featured June 17, 2008. http://scienceblogs.com/deepseanews/2008/06/environment_shapes_the_barnacl.php

Abstracts, Presentations and Posters
Hoch, JM. Sex allocation and reproductive success in simultaneously hermaphroditic acorn barnacles. SICB meeting, 3-7 January 2009.
Hoch, JM. Morphological and functional variation of the barnacle penis. Benthic Ecology Meeting, 9-12 April 2008 (presentation).
Hoch, JM. Development and functional variation of barnacle penis morphology. SICB meeting, 4-7 January 2007(presentation).
Hoch, JM. Variation in barnacle penis characteristics and implications for sex allocation. Evolution Meeting, 23-27 June 2006 (presentation)
Hoch, JM. A preliminary study of variation in penis characteristics and other reproductive features in barnacles. Benthic Ecology Meeting, 6-10 April 2005 (presentation).
Hoch, JM. Patterns of Variation in Barnacle Penises. SICB Meeting, 4-8 January 2005 (poster).
Geeta, R, A Levy, JM Hoch and MM Mark. Where do Taxonomists work, and does it matter? AIBS Meeting, 21-22 March 2003 and Evolution Meeting, 26-30 June 2004 (poster).
Hoch, JM. Rotifer Micro-anatomy: Ultra-violet Staining and Confocal Microscopy. SICB meeting, 5-9 January 2004 (poster).
Hoch, JM, Kelaher, BP and Levinton JS. Foraging by the mud snail, Ilyanassa obsoleta (Say), modulates spatial variation in benthic community structure. Benthic Ecology Meeting, 28-30 March 2003 (presentation).

Public lectures and education
Hoch JM. The secret lives of barnacles and their not-so-secret sex lives. Long Island Marine Association and New York Marine Educators Association. 27 April 2007.
Hoch, JM. The secret life of barnacles. The Friends of Flax Pond Winter Lecture Series, 21 January 2007.

Current Research Projects
Sex allocation, reproductive behavior and mating success in simultaneously hermaphroditic barnacles (PhD dissertation research). For detailed information, visit: http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/~jmatth/science.htm
Reproductive success and the limits of mating. Mentoring Brian Yuen on his undergraduate honors thesis.
Phylogeny and biogeography of fiddler crabs (genus Uca). Collaboration with Jeffrey S. Levinton, John Christie, Joshua Mackie and Stephen Sabatino
Environmental health and effects of restoration on a severely polluted cove. Colloboration with a team of undergraduates and Jeffrey S. Levinton, investigating the effects of the EPA Superfund clean-up of Foundry Cove, Hudson River, NY

Research positions
09/03-Present: State University of New York at Stony Brook, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook, NY. Doctoral Dissertation research on sex allocation and reproductive success of acorn barnacles.
08/01-Present: State University of New York at Stony Brook, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook, NY. Various projects in the Levinton lab, involving manipulative experiments in benthic ecology and marine invertebrate evolution.
6/05-3/06: Wainwright Fellow for Functional Morphology, University of Washington, Friday Harbor Labs. Research on the functional morphology of the penis of the acorn barnacle, Balanus glandula.
5/01-8/01: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tampa, FL. Level I Environmental Scientist, Benthic Ecology Lab.
5/99-8/99: Clearwater Marine Science Center and Aquarium, Clearwater Beach, FL. Undergraduate Internship in the Sea Turtle Department.

Teaching experience (Evaluations available upon request)
Summer 2009 Instructor, Applied Ecology and Conservation
Summer 2009 Instructor, Marine Ecology
Spring 2009 Teaching Assistant, Applied Ecology and Conservation, with Dr. Lev Ginzburg
Fall 2008 Laboratory and Field Instructor, Restoration Ecology Lab, with Dr. Jeffrey S. Levinton
Summer 2008 Instructor, Marine Ecology
Spring 2008 Teaching assistant, Marine Ecology with Dr. Jeffrey S. Levinton
Fall 2007 Instructor, Ecology Lab (Co-instructed with Norah Warchola)
Spring 2005 Teaching assistant, Marine Ecology with Dr. Jeffrey S. Levinton
Fall 2004 Teaching assistant, Introductory Biology Laboratory
Fall 2003 Teaching assistant, Ecology with Dr. Jessica Gurevitch
Spring 2003 Teaching assistant, Marine Ecology with Dr. Jeffrey S. Levinton
Fall 2002 Teaching assistant, Invertebrate Zoology (lecture/lab) with Dr. George Hechtel
Spring 2002 Teaching assistant, Aquatic Arthropods and Vertebrates (lecture/lab) with Dr. George Hechtel
Fall 2001 Teaching assistant, Introductory Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems Laboratory

Academic Mentoring
June 2007-present: Brian Yuen, undergraduate.
January 2008-June 2008: Erin O'Donnell, undergraduate.
June 2007-June 2008: Wen-I Wang, undergraduate.
June 2006-September 2006: Kimberly Ross, undergraduate.
June 2005-December 2005: Brooke Rodgers, post-baccalaureate.
June 2003-May 2005: Maggie Fung, undergraduate

Service to department, university and community
The Friends of Flax Pond, Board of Directors: Sept. 2006 - Dec. 2007; Advisor: Dec. 2007-present. 501(c)(3) non-profit conservation, advocacy and education organization. (www.flaxpondfriends.org).
Freewheel Bicycle Club and Community Workshop, Member: 2003-present, President: Sept. 2005-Sept 2008. Campus Life Awards from Stony Brook University: 2005: Best New Organization; 2006: Collaborative Programming Award, Campus Enhancement Award, Outstanding Community Service Award; 2007: Collaborative Programming Award
Ecology and Evolution faculty meetings, Graduate student representative. Jan. 2007- June 2008.
Lawrence Slobodkin Seminar for Ecology; George Williams Seminar for Evolution (Special seminar series). Committee member and organizer in 2004, 2006 and 2007.
Evolution 2006 meeting. Member of organization and setup committees, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.