Teaching Experience
Instructor/Lecturer Positions
Mummy Studies Field School in Sicily, Italy (Summer 2016)
Teaching Assistant/Laboratory Instructor Positions
Graduate TA for the School of Natural Resources' Study Tour in Puerto Rico (Spring 2016)
Graduate TA at University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Fall 2012, 2013, 2014; Summer 2013, 2014)
Graduate TA at Midwestern State University (2009-2012)
Undergraduate TA at Midwestern State University (2008-2009)
Course Development Activities
Worked on a curriculum development team for the Mummy Studies Field School (UNL)
Coauthored an in-house manual for Principles of Biology II Laboratory (MSU)
Contributed to an in-house lab manual for Principles of Biology I Laboratory (MSU)
Upward Bound Lab Science-Introduction to Engineering (Summer 2012-MSU)
Upward Bound Lab Science-Biology (Summer 2011-MSU)
Courses Instructed
General Botany Lab; 1 credit hr, Fall 2008, 2009
General Zoology Lab; 1 credit hr, Spring 2009, 2010 & Fall 2009
Principles of Biology I Lab; 1 credit hr, Fall 2011
Principles of Biology II Lab; 1 credit hr, Fall 2010, 2011 & Spring 2011, 2012
Pollen Analysis for Behavioral, Biological, & Forensic Science; 4 credit hrs, Fall 2012, 2014, 2015
Principles of Ecology Lab; 1 credit hr, Fall 2013
Fundamentals of Biology II; 4 credit hrs, Summer 2013, 2014
Field Epidemiology; 4 credit hrs, Summer 2014
Forensic Taphonomy; 4 credit hrs, Fall 2014, 2015
Tropical Ecosystems Ecology: Study Tour in Puerto Rico; 3-4 hrs, Spring 2016
Mummy Studies Field School: Study Abroad in Sicily, Italy; 4 hrs, Summer 2016
Mummy Studies Field School in Sicily, Italy (Summer 2016)
Teaching Assistant/Laboratory Instructor Positions
Graduate TA for the School of Natural Resources' Study Tour in Puerto Rico (Spring 2016)
Graduate TA at University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Fall 2012, 2013, 2014; Summer 2013, 2014)
Graduate TA at Midwestern State University (2009-2012)
Undergraduate TA at Midwestern State University (2008-2009)
Course Development Activities
Worked on a curriculum development team for the Mummy Studies Field School (UNL)
Coauthored an in-house manual for Principles of Biology II Laboratory (MSU)
Contributed to an in-house lab manual for Principles of Biology I Laboratory (MSU)
Upward Bound Lab Science-Introduction to Engineering (Summer 2012-MSU)
Upward Bound Lab Science-Biology (Summer 2011-MSU)
Courses Instructed
General Botany Lab; 1 credit hr, Fall 2008, 2009
General Zoology Lab; 1 credit hr, Spring 2009, 2010 & Fall 2009
Principles of Biology I Lab; 1 credit hr, Fall 2011
Principles of Biology II Lab; 1 credit hr, Fall 2010, 2011 & Spring 2011, 2012
Pollen Analysis for Behavioral, Biological, & Forensic Science; 4 credit hrs, Fall 2012, 2014, 2015
Principles of Ecology Lab; 1 credit hr, Fall 2013
Fundamentals of Biology II; 4 credit hrs, Summer 2013, 2014
Field Epidemiology; 4 credit hrs, Summer 2014
Forensic Taphonomy; 4 credit hrs, Fall 2014, 2015
Tropical Ecosystems Ecology: Study Tour in Puerto Rico; 3-4 hrs, Spring 2016
Mummy Studies Field School: Study Abroad in Sicily, Italy; 4 hrs, Summer 2016
Institutional Service
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska (2012-2016)
Volunteer for School of Natural Resources Outreach Activities
-Naturepolooza (Fall 2013, 2014, 2015)
-Weatherfest (Spring 2014, 2015, 2016)
UNL Graduate Student Association (2012-2016)
UNL School of Natural Resources Graduate Student Association (2012-2016)
-Served as the Graduate Student Representative to the Faculty Advisory Committee--2015-2016
-Served on the Travel Grant Awards Committee--Fall 2015
-Served on the Fall Seminar Series Committee--Spring/Fall 2015
Served on several other SNR committees:
-Mentoring Workshop Planning Committee
-Majors Review Subcommittee
-Recruitment and Advising Review Subcommittee
-Teaching Delivery Evaluation Subcommittee
Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas (2005-2012)
MSU Biology Club (2008-2012)
MSU Graduate Student Association (2010)
-Served as Treasurer--Spring 2010
Volunteer for School of Natural Resources Outreach Activities
-Naturepolooza (Fall 2013, 2014, 2015)
-Weatherfest (Spring 2014, 2015, 2016)
UNL Graduate Student Association (2012-2016)
UNL School of Natural Resources Graduate Student Association (2012-2016)
-Served as the Graduate Student Representative to the Faculty Advisory Committee--2015-2016
-Served on the Travel Grant Awards Committee--Fall 2015
-Served on the Fall Seminar Series Committee--Spring/Fall 2015
Served on several other SNR committees:
-Mentoring Workshop Planning Committee
-Majors Review Subcommittee
-Recruitment and Advising Review Subcommittee
-Teaching Delivery Evaluation Subcommittee
Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas (2005-2012)
MSU Biology Club (2008-2012)
MSU Graduate Student Association (2010)
-Served as Treasurer--Spring 2010
Presentations
Presentations Delivered at Scientific Meetings
Cryptosporidium parvum among Coprolites from La Cueva de los Muertos Chiquitos, Durango, Mexico. (with K.J. Reinhard)--Paleopathology Association [Poster] (Atlanta, Georgia, April 2016).
A Survey of Ectoparasites from Pocket Gophers (Geomys sp.) Inhabiting Ackley Valley Ranch, Keith County, Nebraska. —Rocky Mountain Conference of Parasitologists (Ogallala, Nebraska, September 2015).
Taphonomic considerations for the analysis of parasitic organisms from archaeological contexts.—The Paleopathology Association (St. Louis, Missouri, March 2015).
Overdispersion: Testing whether a key parasitological principle is evidenced in archaeology.—with K.J. Reinhard. The Paleopathology Association [Poster] (St. Louis, Missouri, March 2015).
Lice paleoepidemiology of the Moquegua River Valley, southern Peru.—with N.A. Searcy, I. Teixeira-Santos, S. Monsalve, and K.J. Reinhard. The Paleopathology Association [Poster] (St. Louis, Missouri, March 2015).
Parasitology in an Archaeological Context: Analysis of Medieval Burials in Nivelles, Belgium—Rocky Mountain Conference of Parasitologists (Ogallala, Nebraska, September, 2014)
Taphonomic Considerations of a Whipworm Infection in a Mummy from the Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit, Vilnius, Lithuania.--Rocky Mountain Conference of Parasitologists [Poster] (Ogallala, Nebraska, September, 2014)
The Biology and Identification of the Coccidia (Apicomplexa) of Turtles of the World--Southwestern Association of Parasitologists (Lake Texhoma, Oklahoma, April, 2014)
Parasitology in an Archaeological Context: Analysis of Medieval Burials in Nivelles, Belgium--Southwestern Association of Parasitologists (Lake Texhoma, Oklahoma, April, 2014)
A Case of Geohelminthiasis in a Mummy from the Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit, Vilnius, Lithuania--Southwestern Association of Parasitologists (Lake Texhoma, Oklahoma, April, 2014)
Parasite Eggs in Historic Sediments from the Tocco Site (St. Louis, Missouri)—Southwestern Association of Parasitologists (Lake Texhoma, Oklahoma, April, 2013)
A Comparative Analysis of Elemental Content in Chelonian Bone Tissue—Midwestern State University's Annual Scholarship Colloquium [Poster] (Wichita Falls, Texas, April, 2011)
A Survey of Coccidians (Apicomplexa) Infecting Red-Eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) Populations in Three Texas Counties—Midwestern State University's Annual Scholarship Colloquium [Poster] (Wichita Falls, Texas, April, 2010)
Cryptosporidium parvum among Coprolites from La Cueva de los Muertos Chiquitos, Durango, Mexico. (with K.J. Reinhard)--Paleopathology Association [Poster] (Atlanta, Georgia, April 2016).
A Survey of Ectoparasites from Pocket Gophers (Geomys sp.) Inhabiting Ackley Valley Ranch, Keith County, Nebraska. —Rocky Mountain Conference of Parasitologists (Ogallala, Nebraska, September 2015).
Taphonomic considerations for the analysis of parasitic organisms from archaeological contexts.—The Paleopathology Association (St. Louis, Missouri, March 2015).
Overdispersion: Testing whether a key parasitological principle is evidenced in archaeology.—with K.J. Reinhard. The Paleopathology Association [Poster] (St. Louis, Missouri, March 2015).
Lice paleoepidemiology of the Moquegua River Valley, southern Peru.—with N.A. Searcy, I. Teixeira-Santos, S. Monsalve, and K.J. Reinhard. The Paleopathology Association [Poster] (St. Louis, Missouri, March 2015).
Parasitology in an Archaeological Context: Analysis of Medieval Burials in Nivelles, Belgium—Rocky Mountain Conference of Parasitologists (Ogallala, Nebraska, September, 2014)
Taphonomic Considerations of a Whipworm Infection in a Mummy from the Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit, Vilnius, Lithuania.--Rocky Mountain Conference of Parasitologists [Poster] (Ogallala, Nebraska, September, 2014)
The Biology and Identification of the Coccidia (Apicomplexa) of Turtles of the World--Southwestern Association of Parasitologists (Lake Texhoma, Oklahoma, April, 2014)
Parasitology in an Archaeological Context: Analysis of Medieval Burials in Nivelles, Belgium--Southwestern Association of Parasitologists (Lake Texhoma, Oklahoma, April, 2014)
A Case of Geohelminthiasis in a Mummy from the Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit, Vilnius, Lithuania--Southwestern Association of Parasitologists (Lake Texhoma, Oklahoma, April, 2014)
Parasite Eggs in Historic Sediments from the Tocco Site (St. Louis, Missouri)—Southwestern Association of Parasitologists (Lake Texhoma, Oklahoma, April, 2013)
A Comparative Analysis of Elemental Content in Chelonian Bone Tissue—Midwestern State University's Annual Scholarship Colloquium [Poster] (Wichita Falls, Texas, April, 2011)
A Survey of Coccidians (Apicomplexa) Infecting Red-Eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) Populations in Three Texas Counties—Midwestern State University's Annual Scholarship Colloquium [Poster] (Wichita Falls, Texas, April, 2010)
Invited Guest Lectures
Environmental Reconstruction Based on Pollen from Lapa do Santo, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Delivered to Dr. Karl Reinhard’s Pollen Analysis for Behavioral, Biological, & Forensic Science class, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Fall 2014).
The Messy World of Mite Studies. Delivered to Dr. Karl Reinhard’s Forensic Taphonomy class, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Fall 2014).
What’s in a Parasitologist’s Toolkit? Delivered to Elizabeth Rácz’s Young Nebraska Scientists class of high school students, Cedar Point Biological Station (Summer, 2015).
What the Dead Can Tell Us About Diets & Diseases of People in the Past (For Dr. Carrie Heitman's "Anthropology of Death" course at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Spring 2015)
Unearthing Evidence of Disease from Human Remains (For Dr. John Janovy, Jr.'s "Tropical Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Global Health" course at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Spring 2015)
Introduction to Araneology (For Dr. Bill Glider’s "Fundamentals of Biology II" undergraduate field-based course at Cedar Point Biological Station [University of Nebraska-Lincoln] Ogallala, Nebraska, Summer 2014).
University of Nebraska Lincoln’s Parasitology Seminar
Exploring parasitism in antiquity through the analysis of coprolites and quids from La Cueva de los Muertos Chiquitos, Rio Zape, Durango, Mexico (Spring 2016).
Taphonomic Considerations for the Analysis of Parasites from Archaeological Contexts (Spring 2015)
Exploring Parasitism in Antiquity through the Analysis of Coprolites and Quids from La Cueva de los Muertos Chiquitos, Rio Zape, Durango, Mexico (Fall 2014)
New Approaches for Old Materials: Cutting Edge Technologies for Archaeoparasitology (Spring 2014)
Of Pups and Parasites: New Evidence of Canine Ectoparasitism in Ancient Egypt (Fall 2013)
Who Ate the Dinosaurs? A Brief Overview of Dinosaur Parasites (Spring 2013)
Modification of Behavior in the Hosts of Toxoplasma gondii: A Review of What We Think We Know (Fall 2012)
Cedar Point Biological Station's Summer Seminar Series
An Assessment of the Parasite Burdens of the Loma San Gabriel Based Upon Surveys of Ectoparasites and Parasitic Protists From La Cueva de los Muertos Chiquitos, Rio Zape, Durango, Mexico (June, 2014)
Spider Diversity at Cedar Point Biological Station (June, 2013)
Environmental Reconstruction Based on Pollen from Lapa do Santo, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Delivered to Dr. Karl Reinhard’s Pollen Analysis for Behavioral, Biological, & Forensic Science class, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Fall 2014).
The Messy World of Mite Studies. Delivered to Dr. Karl Reinhard’s Forensic Taphonomy class, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Fall 2014).
What’s in a Parasitologist’s Toolkit? Delivered to Elizabeth Rácz’s Young Nebraska Scientists class of high school students, Cedar Point Biological Station (Summer, 2015).
What the Dead Can Tell Us About Diets & Diseases of People in the Past (For Dr. Carrie Heitman's "Anthropology of Death" course at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Spring 2015)
Unearthing Evidence of Disease from Human Remains (For Dr. John Janovy, Jr.'s "Tropical Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Global Health" course at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Spring 2015)
Introduction to Araneology (For Dr. Bill Glider’s "Fundamentals of Biology II" undergraduate field-based course at Cedar Point Biological Station [University of Nebraska-Lincoln] Ogallala, Nebraska, Summer 2014).
University of Nebraska Lincoln’s Parasitology Seminar
Exploring parasitism in antiquity through the analysis of coprolites and quids from La Cueva de los Muertos Chiquitos, Rio Zape, Durango, Mexico (Spring 2016).
Taphonomic Considerations for the Analysis of Parasites from Archaeological Contexts (Spring 2015)
Exploring Parasitism in Antiquity through the Analysis of Coprolites and Quids from La Cueva de los Muertos Chiquitos, Rio Zape, Durango, Mexico (Fall 2014)
New Approaches for Old Materials: Cutting Edge Technologies for Archaeoparasitology (Spring 2014)
Of Pups and Parasites: New Evidence of Canine Ectoparasitism in Ancient Egypt (Fall 2013)
Who Ate the Dinosaurs? A Brief Overview of Dinosaur Parasites (Spring 2013)
Modification of Behavior in the Hosts of Toxoplasma gondii: A Review of What We Think We Know (Fall 2012)
Cedar Point Biological Station's Summer Seminar Series
An Assessment of the Parasite Burdens of the Loma San Gabriel Based Upon Surveys of Ectoparasites and Parasitic Protists From La Cueva de los Muertos Chiquitos, Rio Zape, Durango, Mexico (June, 2014)
Spider Diversity at Cedar Point Biological Station (June, 2013)