Research with students and young professionals
Examples of mentoring experience
Assist in mentoring undergraduate researchers through the Oregon State University URSA Engage program
Supervise undergraduate student employees and volunteers
Hire, train, and supervise field crews in the Forest Animal Ecology lab
Course design and instruction
Course description:
The goal of this course was to familiarize students with ways to combine the problem-solving approaches of different fields of science to address complex environmental problems.
course learning outcomes:
Describe the difference between disciplinary and interdisciplinary research approaches, and understand the pros and cons of these approaches for studying social and ecological problems
Create a conceptual model of an interdisciplinary problem
Develop an interdisciplinary problem statement from a case study
Identify interdisciplinary challenges that arise from differences in different fields of science (such as different scales of analysis and different use of vocabulary)
Use social network analysis to link social and ecological data sets
Use spatially-explicit methods to link social and ecological data sets
Write an interdisciplinary research proposal that applies the skills and tools learned throughout the course
Assisted with course instruction for California State University Channel Islands, Great Basin Institute, and Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica field course in Las Baulas National Park
Responsibilities:
Instructing students with background information on conservation in Costa Rica
Designing feasible methods for student monitoring of the beach vegetation curtain
Training students in forestry techniques for monitoring mangrove forests
Maintaining a safe working environment
Assisting with course organization
Organizing an invited speaker presentation