TEACHING
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2023-present Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biology The City College of New York City University of New York / CUNY BIO228 Ecology and Evolution - Spring 2023 4 credits, 66 students / Population Ecology, Community Ecology, Ecosystems & Biodiversity, Ecological Biogeography, Conservation Biology, Microevolution, Speciation & Species Concepts, Phylogenetics, Fossilization, Macroevolution, Co-evolution, and Hominid Evolution. |
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MENTORING
MENTORING
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2021-2023
Mentor Science Research Mentoring Program - SRMP Dept. of Ichthyology, Division of Vertebrate Zoology American Museum of Natural History, New York Educational AMNH program involving trainees from public high schools of New York City with scientific projects in the Dept. Ichthyology. |
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Emmely Santana, 2022–2023: Science Research Mentoring Program: Systematics of the African species Brycinus imberi. Fariha Chowdhury, 2022–2023: Science Research Mentoring Program: Systematics of the African species Brycinus macrolepidotus. Julianne Brand, 2022–2023: Science Research Mentoring Program: Systematics of the African species Brycinus grandisquamis. Alfredo Tapia, 2021–2022: Science Research Mentoring Program: Systematics of the Rhabdalestes aeratis group. Cooper Keane, 2021–2022: Science Research Mentoring Program: Systematics of the Rhabdalestes septentrionalis. Summer internship in the Department of Ichthyology (2022) with research describing a new species of Brycinus from Congo basin. Laila Terrell, 2021–2022: Science Research Mentoring Program: Systematics of the Rhabdalestes rhodesiensis group. |
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2015-2022
Mentor Instituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista Botucatu, SP, Brazil Biology undergraduates conducting research on fish systematics. Master's and PhD students in Biological Sciences with projects including biodiversity, systematics, and phylogenomics of Neotropical fishes. |
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Beatriz F. Dorini, B.S. (Biological Sciences) mentor, 2016–2022: Molecular identification of species of Curimata and Potamorhina (Characiformes: Curimatidae); co-mentor M.Sc., 2021-present, Thesis Title: Phylogenomics of the family Parodontidae based on ultraconserved elements (Teleostei, Characoidei).
Camila S. Souza, Ph.D. (Zoology), co-mentor, 2017–2022, Dissertation Title: Characinae (Actinopterygii: Characiformes: Characidae): molecular identification and phylogenetic relationships among species.
Andressa Galasso, B.S. (Biological Sciences) mentor, 2018–2020: Systematics and taxonomy of Caenotropus Günther (Characiformes, Chilodontidae).
Luís R. Ribeiro-Silva, M.Sc. (Zoology), co-mentor, 2018–2019, Thesis Title: Molecular delimitation of species of the family Iguanodectinae (Teleostei, Characiformes).
Nadayca T. B. Mateussi, Ph.D. (Zoology), co-mentor, 2015–2019, Dissertation Title: Phylogenomics of Serrasalmidae and morphological and molecular studies in Catoprion and Pygocentrus (Teleostei: Characiformes).
Ana C. Pavan, B.S. (Biological Sciences) mentor, 2018: Molecular identification of species of Ctenoluciidae (Teleostei, Characiformes).
Long-term collaborators: Brian Sidlauskas (Oregon St. Univ.), Casey Dillman (Cornell Univ.), Camila Souza (Univ. Est. Paulista), Claudio Oliveira (Univ. Est. Paulista), Cristhian Conde (Univ. Tolima), Fabio Roxo (Univ. Santo Amaro), Gabriel SC Silva (Sao Paulo St. Univ.), James Albert (Univ. Louisiana), José Birindelli (Univ. Est. Londrina), Luz E. Ochoa (Univ. Nac. Colombia), Mark Sabaj (Acad. Nat. Sciences Philadelphia), Melanie Stiassny (Am. Mus. Nat. History), Nadayca Mateussi (Univ. Est. Paulista), Nathan Lujan (Royal Ontario Museum), Rafaela Ota (Univ. Fed. Grande Dourados), Ricardo Benine (Univ. Est. Paulista), Thomas Near (Yale University).
Camila S. Souza, Ph.D. (Zoology), co-mentor, 2017–2022, Dissertation Title: Characinae (Actinopterygii: Characiformes: Characidae): molecular identification and phylogenetic relationships among species.
Andressa Galasso, B.S. (Biological Sciences) mentor, 2018–2020: Systematics and taxonomy of Caenotropus Günther (Characiformes, Chilodontidae).
Luís R. Ribeiro-Silva, M.Sc. (Zoology), co-mentor, 2018–2019, Thesis Title: Molecular delimitation of species of the family Iguanodectinae (Teleostei, Characiformes).
Nadayca T. B. Mateussi, Ph.D. (Zoology), co-mentor, 2015–2019, Dissertation Title: Phylogenomics of Serrasalmidae and morphological and molecular studies in Catoprion and Pygocentrus (Teleostei: Characiformes).
Ana C. Pavan, B.S. (Biological Sciences) mentor, 2018: Molecular identification of species of Ctenoluciidae (Teleostei, Characiformes).
Long-term collaborators: Brian Sidlauskas (Oregon St. Univ.), Casey Dillman (Cornell Univ.), Camila Souza (Univ. Est. Paulista), Claudio Oliveira (Univ. Est. Paulista), Cristhian Conde (Univ. Tolima), Fabio Roxo (Univ. Santo Amaro), Gabriel SC Silva (Sao Paulo St. Univ.), James Albert (Univ. Louisiana), José Birindelli (Univ. Est. Londrina), Luz E. Ochoa (Univ. Nac. Colombia), Mark Sabaj (Acad. Nat. Sciences Philadelphia), Melanie Stiassny (Am. Mus. Nat. History), Nadayca Mateussi (Univ. Est. Paulista), Nathan Lujan (Royal Ontario Museum), Rafaela Ota (Univ. Fed. Grande Dourados), Ricardo Benine (Univ. Est. Paulista), Thomas Near (Yale University).
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