Curriculum Vitae

Research interests

Natural history collections · Biogeography and subpopulations · Climate change and infrastructure effects on biodiversity · Wildlife conservation · Metacommunity ecology · Wildlife social dynamics and networks · Behavioural ecology · Subpopulation response to natural and anthropogenic barriers · Conservation genetics · Spatial analyses

Experience

2024-Present
Research Scientist and Curatorial Associate, Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and  State University

2023-2024
Postdoctoral Researcher and Curatorial Associate, Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and  State University

2023
Adjunct Professor (Lecturer) and Research Faculty, Department of Biology, Radford University

2018-2022
Graduate Researcher and Curatorial Assistant, Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  2021
Intern, Georgia Museum of Natural History, University of Georgia

2018
Bat Crew Lead, Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

2017-2018
Bat Monitoring Technician, Mammoth Cave National Park

  2017-2018
Cave survey and mapping volunteer, Cave Research Foundation

2016-2017
Animal care volunteer, Organization for Bat Conservation

Professional affiliations 

·   Homeward Bound: STEMM Women in Leadership program (9th cohort)

· Museums and Emerging Pathogens in the Americas 

· American Society of Mammalogists (Biodiversity Committee and Communications Outreach Committee)

· Ecological Society of America

· The Wildlife Society (Molecular Ecology Working Group)

· Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections

· Virginia Natural History Society

· Northeast Bat Working Group (Board member 2019–2021)

· Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative

· Long Island Bat Working Group

· Southeastern Bat Diversity Network

· Southern Appalachian Spruce Restoration Initiative

· New River Valley Grotto

Skills

R programming language · Statistical analyses and management of large datasets · Modelling (R) · DNA extraction, PCRs, and scoring · Study skin preparation (mammals and birds) · First Aid/CPR Certified · Outreach, public speaking, and teaching · Field work · GIS (R, ArcGIS, QGIS)  ·  Languages: English and Spanish (fluent); Catalan (conversational); Italian, Portuguese, and French (basic)

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