Jennifer A. Sheridan
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    • Ecological responses to fragmentation
    • Physiological responses to climate change
    • Novel methods for detecting amphibians
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    • Conservation Biology
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      • Yale-NUS Summer Field Course: Spain 2015
      • Yale-NUS Summer Field Course: Spain 2014
      • Week 7 2019: Sarawak
      • Week 7 2016: Danum Valley
      • Week 7 2015: South Africa
      • Week 7 2014: Thailand
      • TBA Borneo 2019
      • TBA Borneo 2018
      • Foundations of Science: Langkawi 2014
      • Round River Conservation Namibia 2009
    • Food Ecology & Evolution
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Jennifer A. Sheridan
Curator of Amphibians & Reptiles
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
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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.
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MUSEUM TEAM

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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.
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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.
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​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

COLLABORATORS
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Dr. Bryan Stuart
Curator, Amphibians & Reptiles
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

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​Dr. Leslie Rissler
Program Director
​Division of Environmental Biology

National Science Foundation
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​Dr. Nancy Karraker
Associate Professor
University of Rhode Island

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PAST TEAM MEMBERS

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Anthony (Tambie) Karolus
Field course TA 2017-2019, Field team 2010
Currently 
Senior Research Assistant, Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia)

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Nico Rakotopare
​Field team 2015-2016
Currently 
Science Comm. & Media Specialist, Threatened Species Recovery Hub

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Sarah McGrath-Blaser
Field team manager 2014
Currently UF PhD Student (
disease ecology and modes of pathogen transmission)

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Charlene Yeong
Field team 2010
Currently 
Manager, Conservation & Wildlife Health, Wildlife Reserves Singapore

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Asha Penprase
Field team 2019, 2017
Currently
 Carleton College Political Science/International Relations Major

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Rachel Mebberson  
Field team 2015-2016
Currently 
Land Technician (Australia)

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Rachel Cadwallader-Staub
Field team 2010
Currently 
Chief of Staff & Board Manager, Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance

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Jo Ocock
Field team 2007
Currently Senior Project Conservation Officer, NSW Nat'l Parks & Wildlife Service (Australia)

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Leong Kit Ling
Yale-NUS College camera trap databasing 2017-2018

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Priscilla Gambale
Field team 2015
Currently 
Professor, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul

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Anne Devan-Song
Field team 2010
Currently 
OSU PhD Student (disease ecology and human-wildlife collectives)

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(Logan) Gao Le
University of Malaysia Sabah master's on radiotelemetry of anurans 2017

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Florina Stanescu
Field team 2015
Currently 
Researcher, Ovidus U.

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Samantha Fischer
Field team 2010
Currently Resource Management Officer, Grasslands National Park (Canada)

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  • Home
  • People
  • Research
    • Ecological responses to fragmentation
    • Physiological responses to climate change
    • Novel methods for detecting amphibians
  • Publications
  • Teaching
    • Conservation Biology
    • Foundations of Science
    • Field Biology >
      • Yale-NUS Summer Field Course: Spain 2015
      • Yale-NUS Summer Field Course: Spain 2014
      • Week 7 2019: Sarawak
      • Week 7 2016: Danum Valley
      • Week 7 2015: South Africa
      • Week 7 2014: Thailand
      • TBA Borneo 2019
      • TBA Borneo 2018
      • Foundations of Science: Langkawi 2014
      • Round River Conservation Namibia 2009
    • Food Ecology & Evolution
  • STEM Equity
  • Contact