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Jennifer A. Sheridan
Curator of Amphibians & Reptiles Carnegie Museum of Natural History Adjunct Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Yale-NUS College I am broadly interested in ecological responses to changes in both climate and habitat & land use. I mainly utilize frogs as study organisms, but with an eye for how they fit into the ecosystem as a whole. I am interested in supervising students who are keen to address questions related to these topics, regardless of study organism, and welcome collaborations in related fields such as changes in aquatic primary productivity, functional roles of tadpoles in riparian systems, sustainability, and social impacts of oil palm cultivation. |
JOINING OUR TEAM
If you are interested in working on projects examining ecological responses to climate or land use change, particularly ones which utilize the CMNH collections, or a combination of museum collections and field work, please contact me.
We are particularly keen to have students from all Pittsburgh-area universities helping with curatorial activities in the collections, as well partnering with us on capstone projects, independent research, internships, or work-study.
If you are interested in joining us as a post-doc, please contact me with your ideas for how you see yourself fitting in to our research group, and we can discuss paths to funding.
We are particularly keen to have students from all Pittsburgh-area universities helping with curatorial activities in the collections, as well partnering with us on capstone projects, independent research, internships, or work-study.
If you are interested in joining us as a post-doc, please contact me with your ideas for how you see yourself fitting in to our research group, and we can discuss paths to funding.
MUSEUM TEAM
Stevie Kennedy-Gold, Collections Manager
Stevie's research interests focus on the ecology of reptiles, with an emphasis on understanding the effects of introduced or invasive species on native communities. Previous research endeavors include tracking the spread of introduced lizard and frog species in southern California to document their impact on native populations and examining how competitor presence influences behavior of lizards introduced to the Hawaiian Islands. My favorite facts about Stevie are that she walked on to UCLA's track team as a pole vaulter, and she loves everything Disney. |
Amanda Martin, Post-doctoral Researcher
Amanda's research interests include spatial ecology, natural history, and predicting species distributions based on expected land use and climate changes. While at the museum, she has been pitfall trapping at Powdermill Nature Reserve to examine amphibian & reptile diversity, and will soon start exploring how to create future species distribution models that combine data on expected land use and climate changes in the coming century. My favorite facts about Amanda are that she has a 1st degree black belt in tang soo do, and loves the movie Lake Placid. |
Ren Jordan, Archivist
Ren is currently leading our efforts, together with Stevie, to digitize the section archives. Ren's experience in proper handling and care of documents has been invaluable to our efforts, and Ren will soon work to create a citizen science platform for transcription of our archival materials. |
Work Study Team
Cullen Hanes Tesa Marchesin Kat Wilson Melissa Bakich Chatham University Chatham U. Duquesne University Duquesne U. 2019-present 2019-present 2020-present 2020-present |
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