Teaching

Ecology and Conservation of Wildlife in the Neotropics – Cornell University 

I was a co-instructor for this international field course, led by Dr. Leo Campagna, which provides students with a broad introduction to the research process in field ecology in coastal Patagonia (Argentina), an area that provides us with unprecedented access to both marine and terrestrial wildlife, as well as exposure to conservation challenges and success stories. During this 2+ week field component, students travel among field sites in Patagonia and put course knowledge to work in an experiential context by designing and implementing a series of research projects, including numerous short 'blitz' projects and several longer, more intensive independent projects; many of these field studies involve close-hand observations of marine mammals, penguins, and other seabirds. The course builds skills in data collection and analysis, further strengthened in the spring component (BIOEE2527). Course website. 

Introduction to Tropical Biology

Field Course Co-Instructor – University of New Mexico 

This international field course exposes students to terrestrial tropical environments in Colombia, one of the world's most biodiverse countries on Earth. Course topics include organisms, communities, structure, function, distribution, geology, history, politics, ecology, and evolution. Students will traverse lowland grasslands (llanos) to humid montane forests to high Andean ecosystems (páramo). We will gain close experience with plants, mammals, birds, and reptiles from these diverse regions, and will study their ecology and evolution with Colombian botanists, mammalogists, ornithologists, and conservation scientists. Highlights include  guest lectures by scientists and researchers, bird banding with university professors and student teams, and museum collection tours. Students will keep detailed sketches and natural history notes about their experiences in field journals.