Education

2006                 Doctor of Philosophy, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

2000                 Bachelors in Applied Zoology, McGill University, Montréal, Québec.


Professional Positions

2020 Professor (Full)/Curator of Fishes, Louisiana State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Museum of Natural Science, LA. Named the George H. Lowery Professor in 2022.

2024 – Present   NCSE (National Center for Science Education) Board of Directors

2020 – 2021 Fulbright Canada Distinguished Chair in Environmental Science at Carleton University

2014 – 2020    Associate Professor/Curator of Fishes, Louisiana State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Museum of Natural Science, LA.

2016 - Present     Research Associate National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian, Washington, D.C.

2012 - Present     Research Associate, Division of Vertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, NY.

2016 - 2017        Program Director for National Science Foundation (Visiting Scientist, Engineer Program), Systematics and Biodiversity Sciences Cluster in the Division of Environmental Biology, Directorate for Biological Sciences, VA.

2008 - 2014        Assistant Professor/Curator of Fishes, Louisiana State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Museum of Natural Science, LA.

2006 - 2008        Post-doctoral Fellow, American Museum of Natural History, Department of Ichthyology, NY.

Awards & Honors (selected)

  • 2020 Fulbright Distinguished Chair (Ottawa)

  • 2019 Elected Fellow of AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)

  • 2018 Senior TED Fellow; 2016 Class of TED Fellows 

  • 2012 Distinguished Young Alumni Award, Macdonald Campus, McGill University

Teaching

  • Ichthyology

  • Evolution

  • Evolution in the Galapagos (Study Abroad)

  • Systematics Discussion Group

  • Academia and Beyond Seminar

  • Curatorial Methods

  • Introductory Biology Lab - Instructor of Record, Course-Based Undergraduate Research

  • College of Science Freshman Seminar, ‘How to be a Scientist’

Teaching Evolution in the Galapagos

Books

Selected Publications (of 100+, click here for full list)