Experience

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  Earthwatch Institute

  • United States
  • Research Services
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Director of Research

    • Nov 2013 - Present

  • Research Director

    • Nov 2013 - Nov 2013

    • Lead design and assessment of research projects, working with internal staff and external partners to help develop and implement global research area plans;• Deliver key research program objectives for relevant funded projects;• Support/lead development on request for proposals (RFP’s) as needed and evaluate the science for submitted research proposals;• Lead, write and contribute to individual research projects and delivery of scientific knowledge to both scientific and lay-audiences;• Development and maintenance of strategic global research partnerships that enhance mission delivery and support regional learning partnerships;• Ensure effective delivery of key outcomes to policies, agendas and management plans; • Contribute to International conventions and major international organizations (e.g. CBD, Ramsar, IUCN, UNESCO);• Coordinate and manage Earthwatch "Measures of Success"program for supported research projects, setting annual targets and performing annual assessment of impacts, outcomes and targets;• Coordinate and support publications and presentations on research and citizen science.• Designed and hosted the following sessions at the 2014 Earthwatch Citizen Science Summit- Harnessing the Power of Citizens for Science (Harvard University, Cambridge, MA): "Citizen Science Data Collection- QA/QC", "Community-based Conservation Initiatives", and "Social Implications of the Use of Camera Traps in Wildlife Research"

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  Brandeis University

  • Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

  • Lecturer in Biology

    • Jun 2020 - Jun 2023
    • Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

    Faculty appointment as Lecturer in Biology - Instructor for "Animal Behavior" semester course, (Fall 2020) and "Field Biology" semester course (Fall 2021 and 2022). Continue to serve as mentor for students from all three courses.

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  Harvard Extension School

  • Boston

  • Thesis Advisor

    • Sep 2016 - Jun 2017
    • Boston

    Appointed advisor for Masters in Liberal Arts graduate student.

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  Bainbridge Island

  • Bainbridge Island, Washington State

  • Wildlife/Conservation Biologist & Educator

    • Mar 2000 - Feb 2014
    • Bainbridge Island, Washington State

    •Wildlife surveys, inventory & monitoring research, occupancy surveys, camera trap research design and deployment; •Carnivore ecology, behavioral ecology, avian/raptor research, effects of urbanization, bird banding; •Community-based conservation , human-wildlife conflict resolution, island biogeography, wildlife corridors, land preservation & reserve design, trail design, protected area management;•Inquiry-based learning, participatory/citizen science, STEM-based field science/research design;

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  IslandWood

  • Bainbridge Island

  • Resident Scientist/Faculty Instructor for Natural History & Ecology course

    • Jul 2011 - Mar 2013
    • Bainbridge Island

    •Instructor for Graduate Program Course: “Natural Science and Ecology” (EDC&I 473). Focus on plant/fungi identification and natural history, Northwest geology & weather patterns, vertebrate identification and natural history, tracking, and urban ecology.•Oversight of graduate ecological research projects.•Scientist-in-Residence: Engaging students in School Overnight Program in a variety of in-depth field science activities, including: Barred Owl radio-telemetry/nest site determination, camera trap wildlife inventory, fungal-plant community study, and studies in phenology.

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  University of Washington

  • Seattle

  • Ph.D.

    • 2003 - Jun 2012
    • Seattle

    National Science Foundation IGERT Fellow, 2003-2008. Certificate in Urban EcologyDissertation foci: Effects of Cooper's Hawk predation and presence on songbird survivorship, nesting success and community structure; Raptor presence along an urban-wildland gradient: influences of prey abundance and land cover; Protecting the idyll, but not the environment: Second homes, amenity migration and rural exclusion in Washington State.

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  IslandWood

  • Research Naturalist

    • 2000 - 2003

    -Designed and instructor for Graduate Program Course: “Natural Science and Ecology”-Designed/taught adult programs on “Technology & Field Science” and “Introduction to Ornithology”-Developed and coordinated on-site research projects, including:• Species inventory & monitoring• Establishing/managing a MAPS bird banding station• Barred Owl home range/natal dispersal radio-telemetry study• Salmon stream restoration/culvert replacement Assisted in long-term program and curriculum development Assisted in facility/laboratory design and interpretationResponsible for equipping laboratory and field equipmentLed natural history/sea kayaking field trips in greater Puget Sound region

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  University of Cincinnati

  • Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Adjunct Instructor

    • 1989 - 1998
    • Cincinnati, Ohio

    Instructor for a three-course series, “A Window on the Wild”: I-Global Biomes and Habitats; II-Biodiversity & Classification; III-An Introduction to Animal Behavior. Recognized as “Instructor that made the greatest contribution to my college experience” (1997) and “Outstanding Instructor” (1994-1998).

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  Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

  • Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Conservation Coordinator

    • 1987 - 1998
    • Cincinnati, Ohio

    Section Head of Conservation Division: • Division responsible for establishing and coordinating the Zoo’s involvement in supporting field conservation projects in Gabon, Namibia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Kenya, Indonesia, Suriname & Guatemala• Conservation field work in Gabon (Central Africa), Indonesia (Sumatra & Bali), Guatemala, Alaska• Coordinator of the Junior Zoologists Club (1988-1996) • Naturalist Guide/Tour Leader for Travel Program Led trips to Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Ecuador/Galapagos Islands, Peru, Bolivia, Trinidad & Tobago, Borneo, Thailand, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe: U.S.- Maine, Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Pacific Northwest • Other responsibilities: Staff photographer, video production, natural ambient sound system design, distance learning host, exhibit design and interpretation, lecturer/instructor, big cat and walrus trainer