Dana Ghioca-Robrecht

Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Biology at Ferrum College at Ferrum College
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Roanoke, Virginia, United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Romanian Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Limited working proficiency
  • Spanish Limited working proficiency

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Credentials

  • Data Science and Machine Learning Capstone Project
    edX
    Jun, 2023
    - Oct, 2024
  • IBM Python Data Science Professional Certificate
    IBM
    Jun, 2023
    - Oct, 2024
  • IBM-Data Science Professional Certificate
    IBM
    Jun, 2023
    - Oct, 2024
  • Machine Learning with Python
    edX
    Jun, 2023
    - Oct, 2024
  • Analyzing Data with Python
    edX
    May, 2023
    - Oct, 2024
  • Python Essentials
    edX
    May, 2023
    - Oct, 2024
  • Visualizing Data with Python
    edX
    May, 2023
    - Oct, 2024
  • SQL for Data Science
    edX
    Jan, 2023
    - Oct, 2024
  • Data Science Tools
    edX
    Dec, 2022
    - Oct, 2024
  • The Data Science Method
    edX
    Dec, 2022
    - Oct, 2024
  • Introduction to Data Science
    edX
    Nov, 2022
    - Oct, 2024
  • HarvardX Professional Certificate in Data Science
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    Jul, 2022
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Ferrum College
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Biology at Ferrum College
      • Aug 2022 - Present

      Teaching 14-week undergraduate courses (Introductory Biology, Quantitative Environmental Statistics, Intro to Environmental Science, Ecology, Conservation Biology, Aquatic Ecology) Teaching 14-week undergraduate courses (Introductory Biology, Quantitative Environmental Statistics, Intro to Environmental Science, Ecology, Conservation Biology, Aquatic Ecology)

  • Ferrum College
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Science
      • Aug 2018 - May 2022

      Teaching 15-week undergraduate courses (Introductory Biology, Quantitative Environmental Statistics, Intro to Environmental Science, Conservation Biology) Teaching 15-week undergraduate courses (Introductory Biology, Quantitative Environmental Statistics, Intro to Environmental Science, Conservation Biology)

  • Excelsior University
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Adjunct Faculty
      • Jan 2015 - Jul 2018

      - Taught 8-week online courses (Biodiversity, Biology, Advanced Investigations in Biology) - Developed innovative online courses based on Open Educational Resources (OERs) - Taught 8-week online courses (Biodiversity, Biology, Advanced Investigations in Biology) - Developed innovative online courses based on Open Educational Resources (OERs)

  • Frostburg State University
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Adjunct Faculty
      • Feb 2014 - Jun 2015

      - Taught 15-week undergraduate and graduate online courses (Quantitative Analysis of Vertebrate Populations, Scientific Investigation and Communication, Methods of Research in the Biological Sciences) - Taught 15-week undergraduate and graduate online courses (Quantitative Analysis of Vertebrate Populations, Scientific Investigation and Communication, Methods of Research in the Biological Sciences)

  • Wyzant
    • United States
    • Technology, Information and Internet
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Private Tutor
      • Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

      - Tutored AP statistics and Intro to Statistics (undergraduate level); full 5-star rating based on 37 ratings (after 81 hours of tutoring) - Tutored AP statistics and Intro to Statistics (undergraduate level); full 5-star rating based on 37 ratings (after 81 hours of tutoring)

  • Roanoke College
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Adjunct Faculty
      • Aug 2009 - May 2010

      - Taught undergraduate course laboratory sections (Principles of Biology, Biodiversity) - Taught undergraduate course laboratory sections (Principles of Biology, Biodiversity)

  • Frostburg State University
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Assistant Professor of Biology
      • Aug 2006 - Jun 2008

      • Taught on-campus 15-week courses with laboratories (General Biology for majors (lecture and laboratory sections), Herpetology, Scientific Investigation and Communication, Methods of Research in the Biological Sciences, Graduate Seminar in Fisheries/Wildlife/Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology) • Advised undergraduate students. • Mentored graduate students and work study undergraduate students. • Mentored students in the FSU Chapter of The Wildlife Society • Coordinator of the Biology alumni newsletter at FSU • Faculty member in two graduate committees • Published research results. • Actively participated in Faculty Committees. Show less

  • South Dakota State University, Center for Biocomplexity Studies
    • Brookings, SD
    • Postdoctoral Research Associate
      • Feb 2006 - Aug 2006

      - Developed stress indicators for the Great Lakes coastal wetlands - Assessed the use of remote sensing (QuickBird imagery) in the mapping of invasive plant species in coastal wetlands - Acquired experience working with ERDAS Imagine - Collected wetland vegetation data (Lake Erie coastal wetlands and Chesapeake Bay tidal wetlands) - Developed stress indicators for the Great Lakes coastal wetlands - Assessed the use of remote sensing (QuickBird imagery) in the mapping of invasive plant species in coastal wetlands - Acquired experience working with ERDAS Imagine - Collected wetland vegetation data (Lake Erie coastal wetlands and Chesapeake Bay tidal wetlands)

  • Texas Tech University, The Institute for Environmental and Human Health, Dept. Environmental Toxicol
    • Lubbock, Texas
    • Postdoctoral Research Associate
      • Sep 2005 - Feb 2006

      - Investigated aspects of ecology and ecotoxicology of amphibians in wetlands influenced by cultivation in west Texas. - Assessed the effects of stressors on body condition of amphibians using lipid extraction and gas chromatography to determine lipid weights and fatty acid profiles in spadefoot toads from playa wetlands surrounded by cropland and grassland. - Investigated aspects of ecology and ecotoxicology of amphibians in wetlands influenced by cultivation in west Texas. - Assessed the effects of stressors on body condition of amphibians using lipid extraction and gas chromatography to determine lipid weights and fatty acid profiles in spadefoot toads from playa wetlands surrounded by cropland and grassland.

  • Texas Tech University, Department of Range, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management
    • Lubbock, Texas
    • Graduate Research Assistant
      • Aug 2001 - Aug 2005

      - Studied larval amphibian ecology with a focus on community structure and amphibian role in the playa wetland functioning in west Texas - Designed, analyzed, published and presented study results at conferences and seminars - Teaching Assistant – co-taught Wildlife Techniques (undergraduate course; 2 semesters) - Studied larval amphibian ecology with a focus on community structure and amphibian role in the playa wetland functioning in west Texas - Designed, analyzed, published and presented study results at conferences and seminars - Teaching Assistant – co-taught Wildlife Techniques (undergraduate course; 2 semesters)

  • SIGMA Foundation for European Integration (FIES),
    • Bucharest, Romania
    • Coordinator for Educational Projects
      • Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

      - National coordinator of the Kangaroo International Contest of Mathematics in Romania. - Organizer and leader of two national summer camps and one international travel camp for the finalist team. - National coordinator of the Kangaroo International Contest of Mathematics in Romania. - Organizer and leader of two national summer camps and one international travel camp for the finalist team.

  • University of Bucharest, Department of Systems Ecology
    • Bucharest, Romania
    • Teaching Assistant
      • Oct 1998 - Jan 2000

      - Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for the undergraduate courses: + Biostatistics + Numerical Ecology - Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for the undergraduate courses: + Biostatistics + Numerical Ecology

Education

  • Texas Tech University
    PhD, Wildlife Ecology
    2001 - 2005
  • University of Bucharest
    Master of Science (MS), Ecology and Environmental Management
    1999 - 2001
  • University of Bucharest
    Bachelor of Science (BS), Biology, with focus on Ecology and Environmental Protection
    1995 - 1999
  • Colegiul Mihai Viteazul
    Baccalaureate Diploma, Mathematics and Physics
    1991 - 1995

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