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Adjunct Lecturer & Science Educator
Department of Anthropology, Lehman College Department of Anthropology, Hunter College Science Research Mentor, American Museum of Natural History PhD 2022, The Graduate Center M.Phil 2016, The Graduate Center M.A. 2011, University of Missouri-Columbia B.S. 2009, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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I am an educator and researcher interested in landscape genetics, primate conservation, and remote sensing.
As an educator, I seek to impart aspects of critical thinking and evaluation through teaching and mentoring. I am particularly motivated by the enthusiasm that students exposed to scientific thinking bring to discussions. I see this enthusiasm in students’ joy of debugging a data analysis script to the excitement and nervousness of presenting their results to peers. In this sphere of teaching and mentoring, I understand not all students will want to pursue a career in science, but I want to teach students that comprehension of science is fundamental to understanding the world.
In the course of conducting my research, I collaborate with many colleagues in several areas. During the summer of 2012, I worked with Dr. Marina Cords on a behavioral project. I also work with Dr. Ryan Raaum on genetic aspects in the Laboratory of Human and Primate Evolutionary Genetics. Currently, I am collaborating with the Behavioral Ecology and Sociology/Anthtropology Unit at the German Primate Research Center (Deutsches Primatenzentrum) on relatedness in two mouse lemur species.
As an educator, I seek to impart aspects of critical thinking and evaluation through teaching and mentoring. I am particularly motivated by the enthusiasm that students exposed to scientific thinking bring to discussions. I see this enthusiasm in students’ joy of debugging a data analysis script to the excitement and nervousness of presenting their results to peers. In this sphere of teaching and mentoring, I understand not all students will want to pursue a career in science, but I want to teach students that comprehension of science is fundamental to understanding the world.
In the course of conducting my research, I collaborate with many colleagues in several areas. During the summer of 2012, I worked with Dr. Marina Cords on a behavioral project. I also work with Dr. Ryan Raaum on genetic aspects in the Laboratory of Human and Primate Evolutionary Genetics. Currently, I am collaborating with the Behavioral Ecology and Sociology/Anthtropology Unit at the German Primate Research Center (Deutsches Primatenzentrum) on relatedness in two mouse lemur species.
