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2004 - 2009 Syracuse University, PhD, Evolutionary Biology, 2009
PhD thesis: "Plumage Evolution in Bearded Manakins"
2002 - 2004 San Francisco State University
1995 - 1999 Northern Arizona State University, BS, Zoology, 1999
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (BIO 424) Title: Teaching Assistant (Fall 2007) Department of Biology - Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244. Class size: 15
Ecology (BIO 453) Title: Teaching Assistant (Fall 2006) Department of Biology - Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244. Class size: 11
Ornithology (BIO 478) Title: Lab Instructor (Spring 2003) Department of Biology - San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132. Class size: 17
Introduction to Biology (BIO 230) Title: Lab Instructor (Fall 2002/2003) Department of Biology - San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132. Class sizes: 22, 24
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Muraviovka Park For Sustainable Land Use
P.O. Box 16 Blagoveshchensk 675000, Amur Region, Russian Federation
Title: Biologist (Feb. 2009 - Present)
SELECTED RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Plumage Evolution in Bearded Manakins (Manacus spp.) Project
Department of Biology-Syracuse University, Syracuse NY 13244
Title: Research Coordinator, (Jan-June 2003, 04, 05, 06, 07)
Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhyncus violaceous) Project
Department of Biology - University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742
Title: Research Assistant (September - January 2001)
Mexican Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis) Project
Rocky Mnt. Research Station - 2500 South Pine Knoll Dr. Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Title: Biological Technician (June - September 1999)
Avian Cognition Laboratory
Department of Biology- Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Title: Research Assistant (May 1998 - June 1999)
AWARDS:
- $400 Conservation Grant from the Association of American Zookeepers. Spring 2009
- Syracuse Teaching Fellowship and Tuition Scholarship. 2004-2008
- $1,000 Syracuse Aid in Research Grant. Summer 2007
- $3,000 Organization for Tropical Research (OTS) Grant. Fall 2006
- $800 Sigma Xi Research Grant. Fall 2006
- $1,100 Creative Research Grant From Syracuse University. Summer 2006
- $200 Travel Grant From Syracuse University. Summer 2005
- $1,000 Nelson Fellowship From San Francisco State University. Fall 2003
- $1,000 Field Research Grant From Wildlife World Zoo. Spring 2003
PUBLICATIONS: Click Here
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS:
2007. 44th Annual Meeting of the Animal Behavior Society. Male color as an individual recognition cue in a polymorphic population of bearded manakins (Manacus spp.)
2007. Organization for Tropical Studies. Plumage evolution in bearded manakins.
2006. Society for the Study of Evolution. Unidirectional spread of a secondary sexual trait across an avian hybrid zone: A role for female choice?
2005. American Ornithological Union. Plumage brightness predicts male mating success in the lekking golden-collared manakin (Manacus vitellinus).
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