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Appointments
2024 – Consultant Research at the Del-Rio Lab at the Florida Museum of Natural History. University of Florida. Species Distribution Maps and Spatial Analysis
Supervisor: Dr. Glaucia Del-Rio
2024-2025 Pos-doctoral at Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia. INCT SinBiAm. Species Distribution Maps and Spatial Analysis
2023 – Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Texas at El Paso.
NSF funded project – Capturing ongoing diversification: a complete phylogeny of an avian radiation using dense sampling of tips. Award number: 2203216
Supervisor: Dr. Michael G. Harvey
Education
2015-2022
Ph.D. at Louisiana State University: Ecology, Evolution and Systematics.
Dissertation: Spatial distribution patterns of Amazonian and Andean Birds
Supervisor: Dr. Robb T. Brumfield
2013-2014
Master of Science at SENAC São Paulo, Brazil: Geospatial Data Management.
Thesis: Spatial ecology and conservation of the São Paulo Marsh Antwren
2008-2011
Master of Science at University of São Paulo, Brazil: Zoology, Ornithology.
Thesis: Systematics and taxonomy of Picumnus exilis (Aves: Picidae) complex.
Supervisor: Dr. Luís Fábio Silveira
2003-2006
Bachelor in Biological Sciences, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil
Thesis: Systematics and taxonomy of the Ortalis genus (Aves: Cracidae)
Supervisor: Dr. Luís Fábio Silveira
Technical Skills
GIS: ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, ArcPy, QGIS, R, Google Earth Engine
Computational programming: Python, R, LINUX
Remote sensing: ERDAS, Spring (INPE)
Environmental niche modelling: Maxent, Biomod, ENMtools
Field Ornithology: Neotropical Birds identification, point-counts, Mackinnon lists, bird banding and bird inventories in general, bird photography. Experience in recognizing birds by vocalization in the Neotropical region specially in Atlantic Forest, Amazonia, Cerrado, and Caatinga. Also knowledgeable on bird sounds from eastern North America (US and Canada), and southern Mexico in Yucatán Peninsula and Oaxaca regions
Field landscape ecology: Drone piloting, drone photograph and video
Scientific collections: Curatorial methods for bird collections, data base management, genetic resources management, specimen collection, taxidermy
Image editing and graphic design: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop
GIS graduate level courses and workshops
2018 – Methods of Spatial Analysis (instructor: Dr. Michael Leitner).
6 months graduate level course at Louisiana State University
Application of non-spatial and spatial statistical methods to solve geographic problems; Population distributions; Point pattern analysis; Spatial autocorrelation;
Main computer programs used: ArcMap, CrimeStats.
2017 – Computer Cartography (instructor: Dr. Michael Leitner).
6 months graduate level course at Louisiana State University
GIS concepts; Digital encoding (digitization and geoprocessing; and visualization of geographical information); Proper construction and display of spatial information in maps, charts, and graphs; Types of maps (Choropleth, Dasymetric, Isarithmic, Flow maps);
Main computer programs used: ArcMap, Crimestats.
2016 – Environmental Remote Sensing (instructor: Dr. Lei Wang).
6 months graduate level course at Louisiana State University
Electromagnetic Radiation; Aerial photography and photogrammetry; Multispectral image analysis and applications in environmental changes; Active Microwave sensing and applications; LIDAR applications; Thermal data applications; Image processing techniques (atmospheric correction, geometric correction, image transformation, image classification and accuracy assessment);
Main computer programs used: ERDAS, ArcMap
2013/2014 – Master in Geospatial Data Management at SENAC São Paulo
Disciplines undertaken: Cartography; Remote Sensing; Imagery digital processing; Spatial positioning systems (GPS, NAVSTAR, GLOSSNASS, etc..); Spatial data analysis; Geostatistics;
Main software used: ArcMap, Spring (INPE).
2011 – Ecological Niche Modelling (Maxent). Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (IPE – Nazaré Paulista, São Paulo. Brazil) – one week workshop.
2010 – GIS Basics (ArcMap)
Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (IPE – Nazaré Paulista, São Paulo. Brazil) – one week workshop.
Programming language graduate level courses
2016 – Python Programming Language for Biologists (instructor: Dr. Brant Faircloth)
6 months graduate level course at Louisiana State University
2015 – Computational Phylogenetics with Python (instructor: Dr. Jeremy Brown)
6 months graduate level course at Louisiana State University
Professional experience
Jan 2019 – December 2022 – Curatorial assistant at the Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science (LSUMNS).
Museum database management;
Specimen accessioning;
Specimen loans to other institutions;
Bird specimen taxidermy;
Specimens’ identification.
Jan 2019 – December 2022 – Teaching assistant at the Genetic Resources collection of the Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science (LSUMNS)
Teaching classes in courses of Ornithology and Introduction to Biology
Guiding Students through assignments
Grading tests and homework assignments
Oct 2005 – Dec 2014 – Curatorial and Research Assistant at Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo (MZUSP)
Knowledge in curatorial activities at bird collection;
Bird surveys and bird banding;
Specimen accessioning;
Bird specimen taxidermy;
Database management;
Specimens’ identification;
Familiarity with collecting birds, mammals and other small animals with shotguns, mist-nets, pitfalls, Sherman and Tomahawk traps.
Jan 2007- Dec 2014 – Scientific consultant at the following companies:
Biodinamica Engenharia e Meio Ambiente, São Paulo, Brazil;
Ecology and Environment do Brasil, São Paulo, Brazil;
JGP Gestão Ambiental, São Paulo, Brazil;
ARCADIS Logos S.A., São Paulo, Brazil;
OIKOS pesquisa aplicada Ltda, São Paulo, Brazil;
Khórion Consultoria Ambiental Ltda, São Paulo, Brazil;
Avifaunal surveys with bird banding, multiple sensi techniques, and production of scientific reports in Amazonia, Atlantic Forest, Caatinga and Cerrado.
Feb-Oct 2005 (744hrs) – Curatorial Assistant at Botanical Institute Herbarium (IBot – University of São Paulo).
Project: A List of Economically Important Flora Species from Southeastern Brazil
Provide support to the project regional and general coordinators.
Bibliographical and herbarium specimen review; data digitalization.
Jul-Nov 2003 (625hrs) – Internship at Special Medical Microbiology Laboratory at Federal University of São Paulo (LEMC - UNIFESP)
Assistantship on Molecular Biology methods related to Medical Microbiology such as PCR, Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis and Ribotyping.
Field Work Experience
Selected bird inventories and collecting expeditions for Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science, Museum of Zoology of University of São Paulo, Cornell University Lab of Ornithology and University of Texas El Paso. Each expedition lasted from 15-45 days:
2023 – Roosevelt and Aripuanã Rivers in Amazonas State (Brazilian Amazon)**
2023 – Yucatán, and Oaxaca departments (Mexico)
2019 – middle Juruá River in Amazonas (Brazilian Amazon)
2018 – Roosevelt and Aripuanã Rivers in Amazonas State (Brazilian Amazon)
2017 – Apuí region in Amazonas State (Brazilian Amazon)**
2016 – Aripuanã river in northern Mato Grosso (Brazilian Amazon)**
2012 – Xingú river in Pará (Brazilian Amazon)
2012 – Sucunduri river in Amazonas (Brazilian Amazon)
2011 – Southeast Bahia (Atlantic Forest/Caatinga)**
2010 – Madeira river in Rondônia (Brazilian Amazon)**
2009 – Maués river (Brazilian Amazon)**
2009 – Araguaia river near the borders of Pará, Mato Grosso, and Tocantins (Brazilian Amazon/Cerrado).
2008 – Southeast Amapá State (Brazilian Amazon)**
2008 – West Maranhão and North Tocantins States (Brazilian Amazon/Cerrado)
2007 – Western Bahia (Caatinga/Cerrado)
2006 – Eastern Pará (Brazilian Amazon)
**Expedition organizer and leader
Honours
2015-2018 – CNPq Science without Borders PhD Fellowship.
2008-2010 – Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES - Brazil)
Feb-Out 2005 – Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq - Brazil)
Conferences
2021 – 139th American Ornithological Society Meeting - A.Brazier Howell Award for best presentation on any topic in ornithology.
2019 – 137th American Ornithological Society Meeting
2018 – 25th Brazilian Ornithological Congress
2015 – 10th Neotropical Ornithological Congress
2015 – Evolution Meeting – Guarujá, Brazil
2012 – 17th Brazilian Ornithological Congress
2010 – 25th International Ornithological Congress
2009 – 17th Brazilian Ornithological Congress
2008 – 16th Brazilian Ornithological Congress
2007 –15th Brazilian Ornithological Congress
2006 –14th Brazilian Ornithological / 17th CRBio-1 Biologists Meeting
2005 – 2nd Avian Genetics Symposium / First Regional Symposium on Recovery of Degraded Areas in the Coastal Formations
Languages
Portuguese (native language)
English – fluent (level C2)
Spanish – intermediate (level B2)
Italian – basic/intermediate (level A2)
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