News
08/08/2024
ACCEPTED "Therapeutic Efficacy of Selenium Pre-treatment in Mitigating Cadmium-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Zebrafish (Danio rerio). Cardiovascular Toxicology. You can read the paper at the link here.

05/2024
FUNDED Toppel Internship Fund to support Gabriella Guevara and Zach Butler's summer research. 

03/14/2024
ACCEPTED "Plants buffer some of the effects of a pair of cadmium-exposed zebrafish on the un-exposed majority" Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology.

​03/14/2024
ACCEPTED "Plants buffer some of the effects of a pair of cadmium-exposed zebrafish on the un-exposed majority" Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

 

Teaching Statement.

Teaching is the paramount learning process, and students are my greatest teachers. Students are the center of learning, and often the teachers. I use a variety of instructional methods to create student-centered learning environments including flipped classrooms and project-driven courses. As an educator, I understand the need to develop well-rounded ethically minded global citizens and provide support to individuals embarking on new chapters of life. Thus, I incorporate research ethics, and diversity training in my curriculum and instruction.

Teaching Experience

2022 - Present   Animal Behavior, BIL-441 R, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA (~35 students/semester)

• The course has traditional and non-traditional exams. As part of the non-traditional exams, the students create 3-minute videos, which is called National Geographic at the U. Check out the winners. 
  
  • Lots of Laughs: Matt Foley FoleyMatthew102024
    
  • Best Cinematography: Sophia Tarlton  https://youtu.be/rW8JNnpAfCo?si=vuBOO90VFx9zZuh5
  • Light Bulb Award: Rachel Collins  https://youtu.be/8uZlYs_wYeE
    
  • Best Overall Picture: Sejal Yadalla https://youtu.be/h9cVISM7ZuQ?si=RUpc49IqQvMZNs-A

2022 - Present   Research in Biology, BIL 495-497, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA (~6 students/semester)

2020                  Guest Lecture, Animal Behavior, Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX, USA

2018                   Guest lecture, EEB 450 Comparative Animal Behavior, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, USA

​​2013                   Guest lecture, BIOL-Z 460 Animal Behavior, Indiana University - Bloomington, USA

2011                    Lecturer, Indiana University-Bloomington BioEthics: Center for Integrative Study of Behavior, USA

​2009-2010        Science Teacher at Title 1 High School in Houston Independent School District, Science Department:
                          Integrated Physics and Chemistry, Houston, TX,  USA

Workshops

Charles H. Turner Award pre-meeting workshop. 61st Animal Behavior Society Conference, Western University, Canada. July 25, 2024.

SIGNAL - Professional Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop, Virtual, Two-day workshop annually in May 2020 - 2025; Sponsored by the Animal Behavior Society. 

Charles H. Turner Award pre-meeting workshop. 55th Animal Behavior Society Conference, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA. August 2-8, 2018.

Charles H. Turner Award pre-meeting workshop. 54th Animal Behavior Society Conference, University of Toronto - Scarborough, Toronto, CA. June 12-17, 2017.
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Social Networks are powerful for answering behavioral ecology questions. Behavioral ecology workshop at the Oregon Hatchery Research Center, Alsea, OR, USA. March 9, 2017. 
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Martins lab ethoinformatics. Integrated Behavior Ontology for the Behavioral Science Community in Two Workshops. Princeton University, Princeton, N.J., USA. Organizers: Anne Clark, Susan Margulis, Peter Midford, and Cynthia Parr.     August 7 - 8, 2014.