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Education:
2016-present University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida Ph.D. Biology. Advisor: Dr. David C. Blackburn 2014-2016 Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania M.S. Biology. Advisor: Dr. Aaron M. Bauer 2010-2014 John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio B.Sc. Biology. Advisor: Dr. Christopher A. Sheil Fellowships: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2016) University of Florida Graduate Student Fellowship (2016) Villanova University Academic Year Research Fellowship (2015) Cleveland Museum of Natural History Kirtlandia Research Fellowship (2013) Organization for Tropical Studies NSF REU Fellowship (2012) American Museum of Natural History NSF REU Fellowship (2011) Grants and Awards: Best Student Publication in African Journal of Herpetology for 2017/18 (2019) The Explorers Club – Mamont Scholar Grant (2019) UF Michael L. May Research Grant (2019) SICB Vogel Award (2019) SICB Fellowship of Graduate Student Travel (2019) Florida Museum of Natural History Travel Award (2018) SICB DPCB David and Marvalee Wake Award for Best Student Oral Presentation (2018) Florida Museum of Natural History Travel Award (2017) Villanova University Graduate Studies Travel Award (2016) Gans Collections and Charitable Fund ICVM Attendance Grant (2016) Villanova University Graduate Studies Travel Award (2015) Gans Collections and Charitable Fund SSAR Registration Award (2015) John Carroll University Fenton D. Moore Award for Outstanding Biology Graduate (2014) John Carroll University Outstanding Biology Scholar Award (2014) John Carroll University Excellence in Biology Award (2014) John Carroll University Student Research Grant (2012) SSAR Student Travel Award (2011) Recent Presentations: Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting (2019) Joint Meetings of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (2018) Florida Museum of Natural History Seminar Series (2018) Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting (2018) 40th Annual Herpetology Conference at the University of Florida (2017) Joint Meetings of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (2016) International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology 11 (2016) Teaching: Vertebrate Biodiversity Lab. TA, University of Florida (2019) Computed tomography and three-dimensional geometric morphometrics. Invited lecturer, Villanova University (2018; two day workshop) Vertebrate Comparative Anatomy Lab. TA, Villanova University (2015-2016) General Biology Lab. TA, Villanova University (2014) Public Engagement & Outreach: Herpetology Tabling Events at Florida Museum of Natural History: - “Viva Museum!” bilingual Latin American event (2019) - Florida Regional Junior Science, Engineering, and Humanities Symposium (2019) - “Drink with the Extinct” (2017) - “Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating” (2017) - "Frogs! Exhibit Celebration” (2017) - “Ask a Scientist: Not So Scary Science!” (2016) Academic Service: Co-chair of SSAR Student Travel Award (2018-present) Co-chair of UF Biology Graduate Student Social Committee (2018-presnt) Fieldwork: Ecuador (2018, 2019) Dominican Republic (2017) Western Australia (2015) Costa Rica (2012) USA (2011-present) Professional Affiliations: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Herpetologists' League Society for the Study of Evolution Society of Systematic Biologists Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology |
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