*Photo credit: Steve Thurston of the American Museum of Natural History, NY, NY.
EDUCATION
2014 – Doctorate of Philosophy in Paleoecology, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, New York
Paleoecology of Late Cretaceous methane cold-seeps of the Pierre Shale, South Dakota Supervisor: Neil H. Landman
2011 – Master’s of Arts in Geology, CUNY Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York
Taxonomy and taphonomy of enigmatic Burgess Shale-type fossils of the Wheeler Formation, Utah Supervisor: Wayne G. Powell
2007 – Bachelor’s of Art in Studio Art, CUNY Hunter College, New York, New York
EMPLOYMENT
2019 – present Adjunct Professor, Remote online education
2018 – 2019 Clinical Assistant Professor
University at Buffalo, Department of Geology,
Buffalo, New York
Classes taught: Natural Hazards, Climate Change, Sedimentology & Paleontology, and Introduction to Geologic Mapping & Communication, Freshman Seminar: Mass Extinctions, Advanced Stratigraphy
Education Outreach: Creator & Coordinator of summer institute and year-long outreach program
2011 – 2016
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Hunter College, Department of Geography, New York, New York
Courses taught: Introduction to Geology Lecture & Lab, Weather & Climate Lab, Geomorphology Lecture & Lab, Introduction to Environmental Science, and Macaulay’s Honors College – Seminar 3 (Urban Ecology)
2013 –2016
Adjunct Lecturer
Pace University, Department of Chemistry & Physical Sciences,
New York, New York
2015
Adjunct Lecturer
Kean University, Department of Sustainable Sciences,
Union, New Jersey
2010 − 2013
Adjunct Lecturer
Brooklyn College, Department of Geology,
Brooklyn, New York
2009 − 2011
NSF Fellowship
Brooklyn College GK12 City-as-Lab and the Academy of Urban Planning High School, Brooklyn, New York
2006 − 2009
Science Instructor for Professional Development,
New York Hall of Science, Corona, New York
Current Students
2018 – Mitchell Hitchcock, MSc. Geology, University at Buffalo
Investigating the potential use of AIC and BIC model analysis on paleoecological investigations of ancient methane cold seeps
2018 – Kimberly Tercero-Bartlett, BA. Geology, University at Buffalo
2019 – Microfossil identification and analysis of the Cashaqua – Rhinestreet contacts following puncata event and suspected impact event.
2018 – Investigations of microtektites as possible evidence from the Devonian Alamo Impact event and its relationship to carbon-13 excursions in the Upper Cashaqua-Rhinestreet Shale Members of Western New Yo
2019 – Isabelle Li, BSc. Geology, University at Buffalo, New York
Microfossils of Rhinestreet Shale Member of the Devonian West Falls Group, Western New York
Previous Students
2018 Cody Kowalski, University at Buffalo
Microspherules as possible evidence of previously unknown impact event in the Upper Devonian West Falls Group of Western New York.
2015 – 2016 Laura LaRocca, City College, New York, New York
Investigations into Recent shifts of benthic foraminiferal populations and warm/cold water currents of the Demark Strait.
2015 – 2016 Nitara Gilles, Yvonne Chow, Sarah George, Connie Koo, Jasmine Wolfe and Brian Lopez, Hunter College and the American Museum of Natural History
Foraminifera of Late Campanian methane cold-seep assemblages South Dakota.
2013 – 2014 Eric Breitenbach, Hunter College and American Museum of Natural History
REU: Biography and light isotope geochemistry of ammonites and Inoceramids of methane cold seeps of the Pierre Shale, South Dakota
2013 – 2014 Mariya Mego Vela, Hunter College and American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York
REU: Foraminifera as paleodepth indicators of the Pierre Shale, South Dakota
2012 – 2014 Alexander M. Krawchuk, Hunter College and American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York
REU: Investigations into the mineralogy of methane cold-seeps and correlation to stage of maturity and duration of fluid flow
