Teaching
Full courses
Introduction to Ecological modelling - First Cycle
-Instructor, University of Potsdam, Germany (Sept 2021, Sept 2022, Sept 2023)
Introduction to Ecological modelling - Second Cycle
-Lead instructor & organizer, University of Potsdam, Germany (March 2023)
-Instructor, University of Potsdam, Germany (March 2022)
-Instructor, University of Potsdam, Germany (Sept 2021, Sept 2022, Sept 2023)
Introduction to Ecological modelling - Second Cycle
-Lead instructor & organizer, University of Potsdam, Germany (March 2023)
-Instructor, University of Potsdam, Germany (March 2022)
Guest lectures
Using Agent-based Models to Predict the Impacts of Offshore Energy Development and Climate Change
-In Ecological Forecasting and Society, Main instructor: LM Bradley, Emory University, USA (Nov 2023)
Crafting Compelling and Inclusive Graphical Abstracts for Science Communication
-In Science Communication, Main instructor: Dr. Guntram Weithoff, University of Potsdam, Germany (May 2023)
Conservation Physiology
-In State of the Art in Nature Conservation, Main instructor: Dr. Florian Jeltsch, University of Potsdam, Germany (May 2022, July 2023)
Marine Conservation
-In State of the Art in Nature Conservation, Main instructor: Dr. Florian Jeltsch, University of Potsdam, Germany (May 2021, May 2022, May 2023)
-In Ecological Forecasting and Society, Main instructor: LM Bradley, Emory University, USA (Nov 2023)
Crafting Compelling and Inclusive Graphical Abstracts for Science Communication
-In Science Communication, Main instructor: Dr. Guntram Weithoff, University of Potsdam, Germany (May 2023)
Conservation Physiology
-In State of the Art in Nature Conservation, Main instructor: Dr. Florian Jeltsch, University of Potsdam, Germany (May 2022, July 2023)
Marine Conservation
-In State of the Art in Nature Conservation, Main instructor: Dr. Florian Jeltsch, University of Potsdam, Germany (May 2021, May 2022, May 2023)
Teaching assistantships & substitute teaching
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Marine Biology, & Entomology
-Science substitute for all science classes, Urban School of San Francisco, USA (2015 - 2017)
Ecology
-Teaching associate for six course sections, San Francisco State University, USA (2013 - 2016)
Organismal Biology
-Teaching associate for two course sections, San Francisco State University, USA (2013 - 2014)
-Science substitute for all science classes, Urban School of San Francisco, USA (2015 - 2017)
Ecology
-Teaching associate for six course sections, San Francisco State University, USA (2013 - 2016)
Organismal Biology
-Teaching associate for two course sections, San Francisco State University, USA (2013 - 2014)
Workshops
Exploring Agent-Based Modeling with NetLogo: Fundamentals and Applications
-“GfÖ Workshop Series”, The Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Berlin, Germany (March 2024)
Crafting Compelling and Inclusive Graphical Abstracts for Science Communication
-Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research PhD Symposium 2023, Berlin, Germany (Sept 2023)
Individual-based models - Predictive models for studying the impacts of disturbance on marine mammals
-24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, West Palm Beach, Florida (July 2022)
Creating vector graphics and fancy figures in Inkscape
-BioMove Research Training Group, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany (Jan 2022)
Basics of Agent-Based Modeling in NetLogo
-BioMove Research Training Group, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany (Dec 2021)
-“GfÖ Workshop Series”, The Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Berlin, Germany (March 2024)
Crafting Compelling and Inclusive Graphical Abstracts for Science Communication
-Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research PhD Symposium 2023, Berlin, Germany (Sept 2023)
Individual-based models - Predictive models for studying the impacts of disturbance on marine mammals
-24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, West Palm Beach, Florida (July 2022)
Creating vector graphics and fancy figures in Inkscape
-BioMove Research Training Group, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany (Jan 2022)
Basics of Agent-Based Modeling in NetLogo
-BioMove Research Training Group, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany (Dec 2021)
Supervision & Mentoring
Co-supervisor: Leonna Szangolies, MSc, PhD thesis title: “Exploring the role of individual energy budgets for biodiversity in changing landscapes using a novel allometric metabolic model”, Duration: 1 Oct 2021 - 30 Sept 2024
Co-supervisor: Raya Keuth, MSc thesis title TBA, Duration 17 May 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
Co-supervisor: Diana Estrada, MSc thesis title: “Activity specific energy expenditure in European brown hares (Lepus europaeus)”, Duration: 15 Sept 2022 - 16 Aug 2023 (Graduated)
Co-supervisor: Kira Homeyer, MSc thesis title: ”Effect of personality on behaviour, activity and energy use in european hares - An experimental approach in a controlled environment”, Duration: 1 Jan 2023 - 17 Aug 2023 (Graduated)
Mentor: Christopher Atkinson, MSc, PhD thesis title: “The role of weeds in phytopathogenic fungi dispersal in heterogeneous agricultural landscapes”, Duration: 1 Oct 2021 - 30 Sept 2024
Co-supervisor: Raya Keuth, MSc thesis title TBA, Duration 17 May 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
Co-supervisor: Diana Estrada, MSc thesis title: “Activity specific energy expenditure in European brown hares (Lepus europaeus)”, Duration: 15 Sept 2022 - 16 Aug 2023 (Graduated)
Co-supervisor: Kira Homeyer, MSc thesis title: ”Effect of personality on behaviour, activity and energy use in european hares - An experimental approach in a controlled environment”, Duration: 1 Jan 2023 - 17 Aug 2023 (Graduated)
Mentor: Christopher Atkinson, MSc, PhD thesis title: “The role of weeds in phytopathogenic fungi dispersal in heterogeneous agricultural landscapes”, Duration: 1 Oct 2021 - 30 Sept 2024
Teaching tool development
Plankton Productivity Simulator
Urban School of San Francisco (2017) Educational model used in high school marine biology courses to show changing growth rates of plankton in Monterey Bay under a variety of environmental conditions. Contracted by the Urban School of San Francisco. Developed in Netlogo. Can be accessed here: |