Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Dec 2013 Ph.D. Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley
June 2008 B.S. Biological Sciences with High Honors, University of California, Davis
Emphasis in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2014 – 2017 Postdoctoral Research Scholar, University of Southern California
2008 – 2013 Doctoral Dissertation Research, Department of Integrative Biology - UC Berkeley
2013 Consultant, Department of Linguistics - University of Southern California
2013 Training Course for Communicating Ocean Science, Lawrence Hall of Science
2012 Small Mammals Animal Care Lab Manager, UC Berkeley
2011 Training Course for Communicating Science to the Public, UC Berkeley & KQED
Public Media
2007 Research Assistant, SIO-UC San Diego & Southwest Fisheries Science Center,
NOAA
2006 – 2008 Research Assistant, Department of Molecular Biology - UC Davis
FIELD WORK EXPERIENCE
2014 Okinawa, Japan – Field observations of cephalopod movement patterns
2011, 2013 Cebu, Philippines – Field observations of autotomy in Abdopus aculeatus
2009 Friday Harbor Lab, San Juan Island, Univ. of Washington – Field Course
2008 Bodega Marine Laboratory, UC Davis – Field Course
TEACHING & MUSEUM OUTREACH
2017 Marine Science Instructor, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
2017 Summer Instructor, Marine Science Institute
2016 Teaching Assistant, University of Southern California
Non-experimental Research Design in Psychology
2013 – 2016 Summer Museum Instructor in Marine Biology, Lawrence Hall of Science – UC Berkeley
2012 – 2013 “Exploring California Biodiversity” GK-12 Fellow, UC Berkeley and Mira Vista School
2011 – 2013 K-12 Docent, UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology
2011 Education and Outreach Facilitator, UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology
2009 – 2012 Graduate Student Instructor, UC Berkeley
Ecology and Evolution of Animal Behavior
Animal Behavior
General Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Plant Biology
RESEARCH FUNDING & FELLOWSHIPS
2015 USC Office of the Provost Postdoctoral Scholar Travel & Training Award ($1556)
2013 UC Berkeley Graduate Division Conference Travel and Summer Grant ($4500)
2013 Unitas Malacologica Student Travel Grant ($820)
2012, 2013 UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology Student Support Travel Grant ($700/ year)
2012 Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research - UC Berkeley Chapter ($500)
2011 – 2013 Integrative Biology Department Summer Research Awards ($3000/ year)
(Funding from Beim, Gray, Wiley, Umbson, and Resetko fellowships)
2011 UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology Student Research Grant ($366)
2009 – 2013 Integrative Biology Dept. Conference Travel and Research Funds ($500/ year)
2008 – 2010 UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Fellowship for Graduate Study ($22,000/ year)
INVITED PUBLIC & PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
2017 Science Friday, New York, NY
2016 Byte of Science, Los Angeles, CA
2016 You’re the Expert radio show, Los Angeles, CA
2015 Los Angeles Nerd Night, The Mint, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Natural History Museum of LA County Fall Research Seminar Series, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Marine and Environmental Biology Department Retreat, USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, Catalina Island, CA
2014 Research Seminar, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
2011 Research Seminar, University of San Carlos, Cebu, Mactan Island, Philippines
OUTREACH & PUBLIC SERVICE
2016 7th Grade Career Fair Presenter, Richard Henry Dana Middle School, Hawthorne, CA
2014 – 2016 Undergraduate/ High School Mentor, University of Southern California & field work in University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
2015 LA County Science Fair Judge, Los Angeles, CA
2015 University of California’s Leadership Excellence through Advanced Degrees (UCLEADS) Program Panelist, UC Merced
2011 – 2013 Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Math Conference for young girls Planning Committee Member, UC Berkeley
2011 – 2013 Science Fair Presenter, Pleasant Hill Elementary Unified School District, Pleasant Hill, CA
2011 – 2013 ‘Dinner with a Scientist’ Presenter, Oakland Zoo & the Oakland Unified School District
2011 Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) Program Affiliate and Panelist, UC Berkeley
2010 Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Math Conference for young girls Presenter/ Educator, San Francisco State University
2010 Summer Math and Science Honors Academy (SMASH) Panelist, UC Berkeley & Berkeley High School
2009 Biological Science Program (BSP) Graduate Student Panelist, UC Berkeley
2008 – 2013 Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP) Undergraduate Mentor, UC Berkeley
2008 – 2012 Berkeley EDGE Program Mentor, UC Berkeley
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
EDUCATION
Dec 2013 Ph.D. Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley
June 2008 B.S. Biological Sciences with High Honors, University of California, Davis
Emphasis in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2014 – 2017 Postdoctoral Research Scholar, University of Southern California
2008 – 2013 Doctoral Dissertation Research, Department of Integrative Biology - UC Berkeley
2013 Consultant, Department of Linguistics - University of Southern California
2013 Training Course for Communicating Ocean Science, Lawrence Hall of Science
2012 Small Mammals Animal Care Lab Manager, UC Berkeley
2011 Training Course for Communicating Science to the Public, UC Berkeley & KQED
Public Media
2007 Research Assistant, SIO-UC San Diego & Southwest Fisheries Science Center,
NOAA
2006 – 2008 Research Assistant, Department of Molecular Biology - UC Davis
FIELD WORK EXPERIENCE
2014 Okinawa, Japan – Field observations of cephalopod movement patterns
2011, 2013 Cebu, Philippines – Field observations of autotomy in Abdopus aculeatus
2009 Friday Harbor Lab, San Juan Island, Univ. of Washington – Field Course
2008 Bodega Marine Laboratory, UC Davis – Field Course
TEACHING & MUSEUM OUTREACH
2017 Marine Science Instructor, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
2017 Summer Instructor, Marine Science Institute
2016 Teaching Assistant, University of Southern California
Non-experimental Research Design in Psychology
2013 – 2016 Summer Museum Instructor in Marine Biology, Lawrence Hall of Science – UC Berkeley
2012 – 2013 “Exploring California Biodiversity” GK-12 Fellow, UC Berkeley and Mira Vista School
2011 – 2013 K-12 Docent, UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology
2011 Education and Outreach Facilitator, UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology
2009 – 2012 Graduate Student Instructor, UC Berkeley
Ecology and Evolution of Animal Behavior
Animal Behavior
General Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Plant Biology
RESEARCH FUNDING & FELLOWSHIPS
2015 USC Office of the Provost Postdoctoral Scholar Travel & Training Award ($1556)
2013 UC Berkeley Graduate Division Conference Travel and Summer Grant ($4500)
2013 Unitas Malacologica Student Travel Grant ($820)
2012, 2013 UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology Student Support Travel Grant ($700/ year)
2012 Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research - UC Berkeley Chapter ($500)
2011 – 2013 Integrative Biology Department Summer Research Awards ($3000/ year)
(Funding from Beim, Gray, Wiley, Umbson, and Resetko fellowships)
2011 UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology Student Research Grant ($366)
2009 – 2013 Integrative Biology Dept. Conference Travel and Research Funds ($500/ year)
2008 – 2010 UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Fellowship for Graduate Study ($22,000/ year)
INVITED PUBLIC & PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
2017 Science Friday, New York, NY
2016 Byte of Science, Los Angeles, CA
2016 You’re the Expert radio show, Los Angeles, CA
2015 Los Angeles Nerd Night, The Mint, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Natural History Museum of LA County Fall Research Seminar Series, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Marine and Environmental Biology Department Retreat, USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, Catalina Island, CA
2014 Research Seminar, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
2011 Research Seminar, University of San Carlos, Cebu, Mactan Island, Philippines
OUTREACH & PUBLIC SERVICE
2016 7th Grade Career Fair Presenter, Richard Henry Dana Middle School, Hawthorne, CA
2014 – 2016 Undergraduate/ High School Mentor, University of Southern California & field work in University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
2015 LA County Science Fair Judge, Los Angeles, CA
2015 University of California’s Leadership Excellence through Advanced Degrees (UCLEADS) Program Panelist, UC Merced
2011 – 2013 Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Math Conference for young girls Planning Committee Member, UC Berkeley
2011 – 2013 Science Fair Presenter, Pleasant Hill Elementary Unified School District, Pleasant Hill, CA
2011 – 2013 ‘Dinner with a Scientist’ Presenter, Oakland Zoo & the Oakland Unified School District
2011 Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) Program Affiliate and Panelist, UC Berkeley
2010 Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Math Conference for young girls Presenter/ Educator, San Francisco State University
2010 Summer Math and Science Honors Academy (SMASH) Panelist, UC Berkeley & Berkeley High School
2009 Biological Science Program (BSP) Graduate Student Panelist, UC Berkeley
2008 – 2013 Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP) Undergraduate Mentor, UC Berkeley
2008 – 2012 Berkeley EDGE Program Mentor, UC Berkeley
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
- Vice President, USC Postdoctoral Association (2014 - 2015)
- Treasurer, USC Postdoctoral Association (2015 – 2016)
- Education committee member, Animal Behavior Society (2014 - present)
- Children’s Book Award Judge, Animal Behavior Society (2015 - present)
- Student Research Grants Judge, Animal Behavior Society (2014 - 2017)
- Penny Bernstein Distinguished Teaching Award Judge (2014 - 2015)
- Graduate student representative for the Integrative Biology Department on the UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly (2008 - 2010)
- Membership:
- American Malacological Society
- Animal Behavior Society
- National Marine Educators Association
- National Postdoctoral Association
- Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
- Southwest Marine/Aquatic Educators’ Association
- Unitas Malacologica
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- UrbanKick Certified Instructor: teach hour long cardio kickboxing class once a week at USC recreational center and Fitness SF.
- Novice digital photographer: proficient in Adobe ® Photoshop®, Illustrator ®, and Design ®
- SCUBA certification: NAUI basic and advanced, partial scientific diving training (UC Berkeley), NAUI nitrox gas certified, DAN oxygen, first aid, CPR, and hazardous marine life certified
- Microscopy and microtome training: microtechnique, compound, and confocal microscopy training from the Biological Imaging Facility, UC Berkeley