Teaching
COURSE INSTRUCTOR
2017, 2022 - Fiji Shark Studies (field course), Broadreach Summer program, in Pacific Harbor Fiji
(3 weeks, 3 sessions)
2016 - Caribbean Marine Biology (field course), Broadreach Summer program, in Sint Maarten
(3 weeks, 3 sessions)
STUDENT MENTORSHIP
2022-2023: Tiffany Ortner, Undergraduate researcher, University of Miami
2020-2021: Sam Orndorff, Undergraduate senior thesis (honors), University of Miami
Thesis title: Sharks and marine heatwaves: gleaning predictive power for future climate events and warming
2020-2021: Delaney Reynolds Undergraduate senior thesis (honors), University of Miami
Thesis title: Effects of extreme weather and storms on shark presence in Biscayne Bay
2018-2022: Females In Natural Sciences (F.I.N.S.): trip leader and mentor
2018-2022: Supervision and/or training of >50 undergraduate and 5 graduate students in shark tagging and handling experimental protocols for a variety of shark species in Florida
2012-2018: Supervision and/or training of >20 undergraduate and 10 graduate students in care and physiology experimental protocols for a variety of Canadian, African and South American freshwater fishes
TEACHING ASSISTANT
2020 - Field Problems in Ecosystem Science and Policy ( ECS-112 ), University of Miami
2019 - Introduction to Earth’s Ecosystems (ECS-111), University of Miami
2019 - Summer Scholars Program: Shark Research Academy, University of Miami
2014 - Introduction to Organismal Biology (BIOL-111), McGill University
2014 - Cell and Molecular Laboratory (BIOL-112), McGill University
GUEST LECTURES
2020 - University of Miami - Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (Invited Talk)
2019 - University of Miami (Miami, FL) - ECS-111: Introduction to Earth’s Ecosystem (Undergraduate Course)
2018 - Hofstra University (Hempstead, NY) - BIO207A: Biology of Fishes (Graduate Course)
2018 - Adelphi University (Garden City, NY) - BIO630: Scientific Communication (Graduate Course)
2017 - Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) - Fish Physiology Lab - Dr. S. Gray Lab Meeting
Service & Professional Development
PEER REVIEW
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Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Discoveries (specialty section of Frontiers in Marine Science)
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Conservation Physiology
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Endangered Species Research
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Hydrobiologia
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PeerJ - Life and Environmental Sciences
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PLOS One
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Total Science of the Environment
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Nature Climate Change
MEMBERSHIPS
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British Ecological Society
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American Elasmobranch Society
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Global Ocean Observing System - Animal Research & Tracking Initiative (GOOS-ARTI) steering committee
(nominated Early Career Researcher member)
CERTIFICATIONS & WORKSHOPS
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Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Graduate Student Training (2021, 2022)
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University of Miami Racial and Cultural Competency Training (2021)
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OceanHackWeek Participant (2021)
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Motorboat Operator Certification Course (MOCC) (2020)
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Marine Megafauna Task Team Workshop at OceanObs’19 conference (2019)
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British Ecological Society Animal Movement R Workshop Participant (2019)
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IACUC CITI Animal Care (2018, recert 2022)
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Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System Training (2015)
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DAN First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries (2015)
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PADI: Rescue Diver (2011), Open Water (2007)
