Natalia Aristizábal
PHD Student at Gund Institute at UVM- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Gund Institute for Environment
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United States
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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PHD Student
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Aug 2018 - Present
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University of Vermont
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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PhD Student
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Aug 2018 - Present
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Landscape ecology and conservation researcher
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Feb 2014 - Present
• Perform land-use analyses in agricultural landscapes and data analyses via R resulting in land management applications that can potentially reduce coffee pests by 50%. • Co-instituted the public relations committee and handled science communications. • Organized fieldwork logistics, recruited and trained field assistants (12 months). • Designed, built, and maintained ant exclusion experiments in 25 coffee farms (50+ mi2). • Organized an annual workshop in 2015 for 30+ attendees.
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InVaio Sciences
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Cambridge, MA
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Lab Technician
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Oct 2017 - Jul 2018
Research in natural biocontrol of agricultural pests. Research in natural biocontrol of agricultural pests.
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Environment Massachusetts Research & Policy Center
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Greater Boston Area
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Intern researcher
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Mar 2017 - Jul 2017
- Production of the 100 percent renewable energy campaign report - Research renewable energy strategies - Contribute to organizing the 100 percent renewable energy campaign - Production of the 100 percent renewable energy campaign report - Research renewable energy strategies - Contribute to organizing the 100 percent renewable energy campaign
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Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo
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São Paulo e Região, Brasil
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Curatorial Intern
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Mar 2013 - Jan 2014
• Joined ornithological expeditions in the Amazon and Atlantic Forests. • Contributed to the knowledge of +400 bird species by providing samples useful for morphological, behavioral, and genetic studies to the Ornithology Collection. • Identified, organized, and catalogued historical records of 2,000+ bird specimens in the Ornithology Collection. • Joined ornithological expeditions in the Amazon and Atlantic Forests. • Contributed to the knowledge of +400 bird species by providing samples useful for morphological, behavioral, and genetic studies to the Ornithology Collection. • Identified, organized, and catalogued historical records of 2,000+ bird specimens in the Ornithology Collection.
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Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Lab technician
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Sep 2010 - Sep 2012
• Extracted DNA from 300+ bird samples. • Sequenced and aligned 1200+ individual genes as part of a research project that studied systematics, biogeography, and phenotypic evolution of Neotropical birds. • Resulted in collaborative projects: 2 book chapters, 1 peer-reviewed scientific journal publication, and 3 more in preparation. • Extracted DNA from 300+ bird samples. • Sequenced and aligned 1200+ individual genes as part of a research project that studied systematics, biogeography, and phenotypic evolution of Neotropical birds. • Resulted in collaborative projects: 2 book chapters, 1 peer-reviewed scientific journal publication, and 3 more in preparation.
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Louisiana State University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research assistant
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Mar 2007 - Dec 2008
• Participated in the Louisiana Pine Savanna Biodiversity Project. • Conducted seed germination monitoring experiments in lab. • Prepped 10,000+ seed cocktail trials for translocation to fieldwork. • Measured and analyzed biomass for 5000+ plant specimens. • Participated in the Louisiana Pine Savanna Biodiversity Project. • Conducted seed germination monitoring experiments in lab. • Prepped 10,000+ seed cocktail trials for translocation to fieldwork. • Measured and analyzed biomass for 5000+ plant specimens.
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Education
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University of São Paulo
Master's degree, Ecology: Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems -
Louisiana State University
Bachelor's degree, Biological Sciences -
University of Vermont Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Applied Ecology