Who am i?
I am an environmental anthropologist, bioethicist, & geneticist with over eight years of experience studying interactions between human populations & their environments.
My work focuses on modeling human-ecosystemic conflicts, characterizing paleoclimates of Madagascar, & the ethics of research with indigenous peoples
selected skills
Anthropology
Modeling & Data Analysis
Anthropology
Fieldwork experience with:
- Site selection
- Logistics management
- Research team recruitment
- Primatological & ecological survey methods
- International permitting
Laboratory experience with:
- DNA library preparation (modern & ancient)
- DNA quality assays
- DNA probe design
Coding
Modeling & Data Analysis
Anthropology
Languages:
- Perl
- R
- Awk/Sed/Bash
Practical skills:
- Database management
- Bioinformatic pipeline design
- Version/document control
- I know regular expressions
Modeling & Data Analysis
Modeling & Data Analysis
Modeling & Data Analysis
Expertise in:
- A priori & post hoc statistical power tests
- Regression models
- Generalized linear mixed models
- Model estimation & parameterization
- Agent-based modeling
- Spatial & GIS-based models
Science Communication
Science Communication
Modeling & Data Analysis
Data visualization skills:
- Precise figure creation in R, Tableau, and Miro
- Refinement in Adobe CC (Photoshop, Illustrator)
- Website/presentation design
Public outreach & pedagogy:
- I have taught students from under- to post-graduates
- I proudly participate in the Skype a Scientist program
- I have given a number of public & professional talks
Ethnographic Methods
Science Communication
Ethnographic Methods
Design, validation, & execution of:
- Individual questionnaires
- Focus group questionnaires
- Sampling methods
Focus on:
- Rapid language acquisition
- Community Outreach
- Participant-observation
- Long-term relationships
Bioethics
Science Communication
Ethnographic Methods
Familiarity & facility with:
- Theory (e.g.): consequentialism, deontology, principlism, casuistry
- Praxis (e.g.): clinical equipoise, reflective equilibrium, institutional review mechanisms