Professional Appointments

Present
  • Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University (under the direction of Dr. Jukka Jernvall)
  • Research Associate, Duke Lemur Center, Duke University
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    Education

    • Ph.D. May 2008. Department of Ecology and Evolution. Social struture and mating system of Gunnison's prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni). Advisor: Dr. Charles H. Janson, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University.
    • M.S. May 2001. Department of Biology. Vigilance and predation risk in Gunnison's prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni). Advisor: Dr. C.N. Slobodchikoff, Department of Biology, Northern Arizona University.
    • B.S. Cum laude. May 1998. Psychobiology. Florida Atlantic University.

    Grants/Fellowship/Honors

    • PI, Anthropogenic Stressors as Indicators of Habitat Quality Influencing Plague Dynamics in Contemporary Populations of Gunnison's Prairie Dogs; National Geographic Research and Exploration Grant, $19,370, Pending
    • PI, The Perfect Storm, Integrating Environmental and Genetic Variation in PLague Epizootics (CO-PI, Dr. Davalos), NSF,$649,000, Pending
    • Presidential Award for Distinguished Doctoral Student, Nominated, SBU (2008)
    • Outstanding Teaching Award, Department of Ecology and Evolution, SBU (2007)
    • Slobodkin Award for Research in Ecology, Department of Ecology and Evolution, SBU (2006)
    • American Museum of Natural History, Theodore Roosevelt Grant (2003-2004)
    • Sigma Xi, Grants-in-Aid of Research (2004)
    • American Society of Mammalogists, Grants-in-Aid-of-Research (2003)
    • Presidential Fellowship, SBU (2001-2003)
    • Arizona Game and Fish Heritage Fund Grant (1999)

    Courses Taught

    • Introductory Biology
    • Introductory Ecology
    • Ecology (Majors)
    • Organisms to Ecosystems
    • Behavioral Ecology