Here, you can browse an electronic version of my C.V., which includes sections on my:
Education: |
Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 2001-2007. Advisor: Dr. Lev R. Ginzburg. Dissertation: “Predation and its Consequences: Insights into the Modeling of Interference”. |
B.A. in Biology (cum laude), Pomona College, Claremont, CA, 1989-1992. Advisor: Dr. David W. Becker. |
Professional Experience: |
Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Mathematics & Science, Pratt Institute, 2014-2019, 2022-present. |
Acting Chair, Department of Mathematics & Science, Pratt Institute, 2019-2022. |
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics & Science, Pratt Institute, 2007-2014. |
Adjunct Instructor and Course Coordinator, Stony Brook University, 2002, 2006-2008. |
Science Teacher, Board of Education of New York City, Intermediate School 318, 1994-2001. |
Science Teacher, Teach for America program, Board of Education of New York City, Middle School 45, 1993-1994. |
Courses Taught |
The Evolution of Sex, Pratt Institute, 2010-2013, 2023-present: An advanced undergraduate course for students in creative majors, exploring the diversity of evolved mating, reproductive, and parenting strategies. |
Ecology, Environment, & the Anthropocene, Pratt Institute, 2017-2019: A writing-intensive undergraduate course in ecology for students in creative majors, emphasizing practical ecological problems and sustainable solutions. |
Evolution, Pratt Institute, 2009-2011, 2014-2019: A writing-intensive undergraduate course in evolution for students in creative majors, exploring the foundational principles of evolutionary biology. |
Breeders, Propagators, & Creators, Pratt Institute, 2018: An undergraduate course that explores how human biological and cultural evolution intersect to produce the human species of today. |
Ecology, Pratt Institute, 2007-2014, 2016: An undergraduate course in ecology for students in creative majors, emphasizing practical ecological problems and sustainable solutions. |
Ecology for Architects, Pratt Institute, 2014-2016: An undergraduate course in ecology and environmental science for architecture majors, emphasizing the role of the built environment in ecological and sociological systems. |
The Evolution of Cooperation, Pratt Institute, 2008, 2010, 2012-2014: An advanced undergraduate course for students in creative majors, exploring the mechanisms by which cooperation evolves in nature. |
Behavioral Ecology, Pratt Institute, 2009, 2011: An advanced undergraduate course for students in creative majors, exploring behavioral diversity as a result of adaptation to varying environments. |
Human Evolution, Pratt Institute, 2007-2009, 2011: An advanced undergraduate course for students in creative majors that illuminates the origin and evolution of the human species. |
The Evolution of Play, Pratt Institute, 2010-2013: An undergraduate short course for students in creative majors that considers play in a variety of animals from an evolutionary perspective. |
Great Adventures in Evolution, Pratt Institute, 2012-2013: An undergraduate short course for students in creative majors that uses historical accounts of scientific discoveries to foster an appreciation of evolutionary biology. |
The Evolution of Music, Pratt Institute, 2010: An undergraduate short course for students in creative majors that considered the production of sound and music by animals from an evolutionary perspective. |
Applied Population Ecology and Conservation Biology Laboratory, Stony Brook University, 2006-2008: An upper-division majors course for undergraduate students featuring a simulation-based student-inquiry-driven lab curriculum. |
General Ecology, Stony Brook University, 2002: An undergraduate course in Ecology for non-majors, co-taught with two full-time faculty from the Department of Ecology & Evolution. |
Life Science, New York City Board of Education, 1993-1994, 1999–2001: General education courses in Life Science for 7th graders. |
Earth Science, New York City Board of Education, 1993-2001: General education and New York State Regents-level courses in Earth Science for 8th graders. |
Teaching Tools and Pedagogical Media |
Jensen, C. X J., and G. Riestenberg, 2012. Evolutionary Games Infographic Project (a series of infographic images designed to aid in the teaching and learning of game theory). |
Jensen, C. X J., and J. H. Chu, 2011. Easy Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma (a Flash-based classroom interface designed to allow students to explore Robert Axelrod’s influential tournaments). |
Jensen, C. X J. and A. M. Cohen, 2009. The Evolution of Sustainable Use (a Flash-based classroom game designed to teach about sustainable exploitation of ecological resources). Also available on the peer-reviewed EcoEd Digital Library. |
Brown, K, S. D. Carroll, J. G. Hajagos, R. Harnett, C. Jensen, J. C. Stanton, K. Tran, J. Yule, 2009. Applied Population Ecology Laboratory Course Pack. Applied Biomathematics (Setauket, NY). |
Student Mentoring |
Molly H. Adams, 2011-2012, Communicating Interdependence: Ecological Thinking and the Natural History Museum, Pratt Institute: Advisee developed a thesis paper which won the Senior Thesis Award from the Critical and Visual Studies program. |
Mishele Lesser, 2010-2011, Genoscapes, Pratt Institute: Advisee developed a work informed by the science of human genomics in fulfillment of requirements for thesis project in the Master of Fine Arts program. |
Kamdyn Moore, 2009-2010, Campus Area Biking Living Lab Project, Pratt Institute: Advisee created a proposal for an on-campus sustainable transportation lab in fulfillment of requirements for thesis project in the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment, Urban Environmental Systems Management program. |
Grants, Fellowships, and Awards |
“Exploring Transdisciplinary Approaches to STEM Teaching and Learning”, $299K, 2022-2024, National Science Foundation |
Center for Teaching & Learning Fellow, 2019-2020, Pratt Institute |
Faculty Development Fund, 2009-2010, 2013-2014, Pratt Institute |
Graduate Research Fellowship, 2003-2006, National Science Foundation |
Lawrence B. Slobodkin Award, 2004, Stony Brook Department of Ecology and Evolution |
Peer-reviewed Publications |
He, J-Z., R-W. Wang, C. X J. Jensen, and Y-T. Li, 2015. Asymmetric interaction paired with a super-rational strategy might resolve the tragedy of the commons without requiring recognition or negotiation. Scientific Reports 5:7715; DOI:10.1038/srep07715. |
Yule, J. V., R. J. Fournier, C. X J. Jensen, and J. Yang, 2014. A review and synthesis of late Pleistocene extinction modeling: Progress delayed by mismatches between ecological realism, interpretation, and methodological transparency. Quarterly Review of Biology 89:91-106. |
He, J-Z., R-W. Wang, C. X J. Jensen, Y-T. Li, and C-Q. Li, 2012. Cooperation in an asymmetric volunteer’s dilemma game with relatedness. Science Bulletin 57:1972-1981. |
Yule, J. V., C. X J. Jensen, A. Joseph, and J. Goode, 2009. The Puzzle of North America’s Late Pleistocene Megafaunal Extinction Patterns: Test of New Explanation Yields Unexpected Results. Ecological Modelling 220:533-544. |
Ginzburg, L. R. and C. X J. Jensen, 2008. From controversy to consensus: The indirect interference functional response. Verhandlungen IVL 30:297–301. |
Ginzburg, L. R., C. X J. Jensen and J. V. Yule, 2007. Aiming the “unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics” at ecological theory. Ecological Modelling 207:356-362. |
Jensen, C. X J., J. M. Jeschke, and L. R. Ginzburg, 2007. A direct, experimental test of resource vs. consumer dependence: Comment. Ecology 88:1600-1602. |
Jensen, C. X J. and L. R. Ginzburg, 2005. Paradoxes or Theoretical Failures? The jury is still out. Ecological Modelling 188:3-14. |
Ginzburg, L. R. and C. X J. Jensen, 2004. Rules of thumb for judging ecological theories. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 19:121-126. |
Publications Beyond the Peer-Reviewed Literature |
Jensen, C. X J., 2023. The Accidental Ecosystem: People and Wildlife in American Cities. Quarterly Review of Biology 98:35-36. | Jensen, C. X J., Brian Brooks, Keena Suh, Allegra Marino Shmulevsky, and Chris Wynter, 2019. The art of designing a curriculum optimized for learning transfer. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning 51(6):52-60. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2019. The Evolution of Play. In The Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science (Todd K. Shackelford and Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford, editors). New York, New York: Springer Reference. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2019. Ardis DeFreece: curiosity at the intersection between art and science. SciArt Magazine February. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2017. Trophic Ecology: Bottom-Up and Top-Down Interactions across Aquatic and Terrestrial Systems. Quarterly Review of Biology 92:181. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2016. Adolescent behavior doesn’t make sense (except in the light of cultural evolution). This View of Life. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2016. Traditional Ethical Codes Prescribing Self-Sacrifice as a Puzzle to Evolutionary Theory. ASEBL Journal 12:57-60. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2014. Encyclopedia of Theoretical Ecology. Quarterly Review of Biology 89:385-386. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2013. A New Narrative on Human Cooperation. Quarterly Review of Biology 88:227-231. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2013. Individual-based modeling for the masses. Ecology 94:260-262. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2012. Ratio dependent predator–prey theory: Aged, mellowed, and distilled. Ecological Modelling 246:103-104. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2012. The Age of Empathy: Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society. Quarterly Review of Biology 87:63. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2010. Strange Bedfellows: The Surprising Connection between Sex, Evolution and Monogamy. Quarterly Review of Biology 85:505. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2010. Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals. Quarterly Review of Biology 85:226-227. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2010. Into the Jungle. Quarterly Review of Biology 85:225. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2009. Biological modeling and simulation: A survey of practical models, algorithms, and numerical methods. Quarterly Review of Biology 84:284. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2003. Choosing and using statistics: a biologist’s guide. Quarterly Review of Biology 78:468. |
Presentations, Posters, and Panels |
Jensen, C. X J., M. Rosin, and H. Lewis., 2023. “Discovering transdisciplinary ways of knowing: An epistemic approach to integrating STEM into art and design education”, Global Polytechnic Education Alliance Polytechnic Summit, Utah Tech University, St. George, UT. |
Axelgard, B., Bakelar, J., Flack, M., Wolfe, J., Yule, J., Jensen, C. X J., Lockett, B., 2023. “Having a Blast Bypassing Disciplinary Silos: Integrating Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences with STEM”, Global Polytechnic Education Alliance Polytechnic Summit, Utah Tech University, St. George, UT. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2022. “Values and Science Matter: Perspectives on Creating a Sustainable Society”, Fall Forum on Teaching & Learning, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. |
Jensen, C. X J., H. Lewis, and M. Rosin. 2022. “Exploring Transdisciplinary Approaches To STEM Teaching and Learning”, National Science Foundation/AAAS IUSE Summit, Washington, DC. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2019. “Different platforms, different voices: how a switch to online discussion changes patterns of class participation”, Teaching and Learning Conference, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. |
Jensen, C. X J., B. Brooks, K. Suh, A. M. Shmulevsky, and C. Wynter, 2018. “Discovering the potential for transfer of learning through cross-disciplinary pedagogical dialogue”, Teaching and Learning Conference, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2018. “Using EnviroAtlas to give future designers a spatial sense of sustainability“, National Council for Science and the Environment Conference, Washington, DC. |
Suh, K., S. VanderVoort, E. Godoy, A. M. Shmulevsky, C. Wynter, B. Brooks, and C. X J. Jensen, 2017. “Identifying transfer of learning pathways across disciplines“, Teaching and Learning Conversations, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2017. “Integrating student understanding of ecological flows through concept mapping“, Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Portland, OR. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2017. “Dual Inheritance, Ecological Peril, & the Morality of Procreation“, Moral Sense III, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2016. “Pulling Humanity Back Inside the Boundaries: How Science Serves Sustainability“, Green Meadow Waldorf School, Chestnut Ridge, NY. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2016. “Breeders, Propagators, & Creators: Culture, Biology, and the Future of Human Evolution“, Columbia University, New York, NY. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2015. “Highly-creative baby-breeding idea propagators: what human (re)productive choices mean for the future of our species“, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2014. “Information: Legalize It?“, Educational Technology Gathering, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2014. “Visualizing cooperation theory in the non-majors evolution classroom: free tools for teaching the evolutionary dynamics of the Prisoner’s Dilemma”, Evolution Annual Meeting, Raleigh, NC. |
Barnes, A. W., C. Cahill, and C. X J. Jensen, 2013. Panel discussion on Massive Open Online Courses and alternative technology-driven open models, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. |
Jensen, C. X J. and A. M. Cohen, 2012. “The Evolution of Sustainable Use, a flash-based classroom tool for teaching population biology and sustainable resource management” (presented as a poster and at the Resources for Ecology Education: Fair and Share event), Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Portland, OR. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2012. “WordPress workshop: How to self-publish and self-host”, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2012. “Ecosystems: Where they came from, how they work, and why they stick around”, Pratt Institute Sustainability Crash Course, Brooklyn, NY. |
Brown, B.R. and C. X J. Jensen, 2011. “Diversity, Culture, Theory, and Data: Science on Human Variety”, Pratt Institute School of Liberal Arts and Sciences Faculty Lecture Series, Brooklyn, NY. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2011. “Ecosystems: Where they came from, how they work, and why they stick around”, Pratt Institute Sustainability Crash Course, Brooklyn, NY. |
Jensen, C. X J., J. L. Verdolin, D. Moore, and A. M. Cohen, 2010. “Critical scales of heterogeneity: unraveling the relationship between group behavior, home range size, and resource dispersion”, Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2010. “Sex, Play, and Music: Reaching Non-majors Through Short Courses in Evolution”, Evolution Annual Meeting, Portland, OR. |
Jensen, C. X J., D. Moore, and J. L. Verdolin, 2009. “Virtual prairie dogs weigh in on the Resource Dispersion Hypothesis”, Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2008. “Old Task, New Tools: Effective Grading with the Learning Management System”, Educational Technology Brown Bag Seminar Series, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. |
Ginzburg, L. R. and C. X J. Jensen, 2007. “From controversy to consensus: The indirect interference functional response”, 30th Congress of the International Association of Theoretical and Applied Limnology, Montreal, Qc, Canada. |
Ginzburg, L. R., C. X J. Jensen, and R. L. Harnett, 2006. “Predators versus Parasites: A Consumer-Resource Distinction?”, Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Memphis, TN. |
Ginzburg, L. R., C. X J. Jensen, and R. L. Harnett, 2006. “Predators versus Parasites: A Consumer-Resource Distinction?”, Evolution Annual Meeting, Stony Brook, NY. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2005. “Are the prey- and ratio-dependent functional responses really extremes along a continuum of predator interference?”, Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Montreal, Qc, Canada. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2004. “Gause, Luckinbill, Veilleux and What to Do”, Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Portland, OR. |
Jensen, C. X J., 2004. “The Paradox of Enrichment: A fortifying concept or just well-fed theory?”, Northeast Ecology Conference, Storrs, CT. |
Jensen, C. X J., and L. R. Ginzburg, 2003. “Gause, Luckinbill, Veilleux and What to Do: Distinguishing between the Prey-Dependent and Ratio-Dependent Limit Myths”, Alcala International Conference on Mathematical Ecology, Alcala de Henares, Spain. |
Presentations by Collaborators |
Bales, A., M. Sekor, B. Adinolfi,, and C. X J. Jensen, 2022. “Fostering transformative outcomes in art and design students across a year of remote learning in sustainability courses”, AAC&U Conference on General Education, Pedagogy, and Assessment, San Diego, CA. |
K. Suh, A. M. Shmulevsky, C. Wynter, B. Brooks, and C. X J. Jensen, 2018. “Teaching for the Transfer of Learning: Intersections in a Multidisciplinary Learning Environment”, Interior Design Educators Council East Regional Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. |
B. Brooks, G. Hwang, C. X J. Jensen, H. Lewis, and C. Martin, 2018. “Building Inclusive Learning Cultures: Critique and Learning Transfer across Studios and Classrooms”, International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2018 conference, Bergen, Norway. |
Suh, K., C. X J. Jensen, A. M. Shmulevsky, C. Wynter, and B. Brooks, 2018. “Finding the Potential for Transfer: the Transfer Sessions Project as a Research Vehicle” (poster), Teaching and Learning Conference, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. |
Shmulevsky, A. M., C. Wynter, K. Suh, S. VanderVoort, E. Godoy, B. Brooks, and C. X J. Jensen, 2018. “The Challenge of Teaching for Transfer”, Teaching and Learning Conference, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. |
K. Suh, A. M. Shmulevsky, C. Wynter, S. VanderVoort, E. Godoy, B. Brooks, and C. X J. Jensen, 2018. “Integrating Faculty Development and Research through a Cross-Disciplinary Faculty Learning Community”, The Learner Conference, Athens, Greece. |
B. Brooks, C. X J. Jensen, K. Suh, A. M. Shmulevsky, C. Wynter, S. VanderVoort, and E. Godoy, 2018. “Integrating Faculty Development and Research through a Cross-Disciplinary Faculty Learning Community”, The SPACE Conference, Atlanta, GA. |
Suh, K., S. VanderVoort, E. Godoy, A. M. Shmulevsky, C. Wynter, B. Brooks, and C. X J. Jensen, 2017. “Identifying Transfer of Learning Pathways Across Disciplines”, AICAD Student Success Conference, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. |
Interdisciplinary Projects |
To the Core of Me: A Hike-Play, STEAMplant project, 2019, Pratt Institute: contributed to the scientific research underlying a performance confronting the potential impacts of climate change on humans and trees (with STEAMplant resident Jeremy Pickard and collaborator Jennifer Telesca). |
Song Searching, STEAMplant project, 2018-2019, Pratt Institute: contributed to the scientific research underlying a video game designed to highlight the threat of noise pollution and other human impacts to humpback whales (with STEAMplant fellow Ami Cai and collaborators Jennifer Telesca and Basem Aly). |
Institutional and Professional Service |
Coordinator, MSCI Mini-Share Series, 2021-present, Pratt Institute: organized ~10 sessions per semester where department faculty were given the opportunity to provide updates on their teaching and research and engage in reciprocal skill-sharing. |
Member, Departmental Peer Review Committee, 2008-2011, 2012-2015, 2023-present, Pratt Institute: contributed to the establishment of standards for full- and part-time faculty promotion; assessed faculty in the Department of Mathematics and Science for reappointment and promotion. |
Member, Center for Teaching & Learning Advisory Board, 2021-present, Pratt Institute: Met with other faculty to provide feedback and perspective to Pratt’s CTL. |
Member, Title IX Council, 2021-present, Pratt Institute: Worked with fellow faculty, staff, and administrators on the council to execute Pratt’s Title IX policy. Served as an advisor during the Title IX hearing process. |
Member, Academic Integrity Standing Committee, 2018-present, Pratt Institute: worked with other faculty to implement Pratt’s academic integrity policy, outreached with faculty on how to deal with academic integrity infractions. |
Fellow, Center for Teaching & Learning, 2019-2020, Pratt Institute: interviewed design faculty with an interest in the intersection between science and design; in the process of creating podcasts from these interviews. |
Member, Bias Education Response Team, 2017-2020, Pratt Institute: worked with other faculty and staff to develop plans and programs designed to respond to bias incidents on campus. |
Chair, Departmental Curriculum Review & Assessment Committee, 2007-2010, 2019, Pratt Institute: coordinated the revision and restructuring of courses in the Department of Mathematics and Science; shepherded through new departmental guidelines for course syllabi in response to accreditation standards. |
Member, Departmental Curriculum Review & Assessment Committee, 2007-2012, 2013-2015, 2016-2019, Pratt Institute: served as a reviewer of course proposals and other curricular improvements in the Department of Mathematics and Science. |
Co-facilitator, Transfer of Learning Faculty Learning Community, 2016-2019, Pratt Institute: facilitated and coordinated the activities of an inter-disciplinary faculty learning community looking at the effectiveness of transfer of learning between Pratt’s Foundation Year and entry into the Sophomore Year, which is the first year in the majors. |
Senator, Academic Senate, 2016-2019, Pratt Institute: represented the Math & Science department as a member of the Institute’s faculty governance body. |
Volunteer, Ecological Society of America Author Help Directory, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017: helped scientists from Japan, China, and Brazil by editing their scientific manuscripts for English vocabulary, grammar, and scientific clarity. |
Peer Reviewer, University of Nevada Press – 2021; Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution – 2017; Studies in History and Philosophy of Science – 2017; EcoEd Digital Library – 2017; Scientific Reports – 2016; The Engineering Economist – 2015, Limnology & Oceanography – 2011, The Atlantic Monthly – 2011, Journal of Theoretical Biology – 2011, Ecological Modelling – 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, Oikos – 2008, Ecology – 2007, Verhandlungen IVL – 2007, Acta Oecologica – 2007, Ecological Research – 2007, Journal of Biosciences – 2006, Compes Rendus – 2004. |
Member, Academic Calendar Committee, 2011-2016, Pratt Institute: served on an advisory panel charged with proposing future academic calendars. |
Member, Elections Advisory Group, 2016, Cultural Evolution Society: served on an advisory panel charged with giving feedback on the plans for an inaugural elections process. |
Advisor, Envirolutions Club, 2009-2015, Pratt Institute: served as faculty advisor to a student club committed to environmental activism on and off campus. |
Volunteer, Ecological Society of America Environmental Justice Section, 2012-2015: served as Website Facilitator, helping members of the section to learn how to maintain their own WordPress page (http://www.esa.org/enjustice2). |
Chair, Departmental Peer Review Committee, 2010-2011, 2012-2013, 2014-2015 Pratt Institute: coordinated the process by which faculty applications for reappointment, promotion, and tenure are reviewed by peers in the Department of Mathematics and Science. |
Member, Middle States Self Study Report Teaching and Learning Working Group, 2013, Pratt Institute: contributed to research and development of the chapter on teaching and learning for Pratt’s accreditation self-study report. |
Reviewer, EnviroAtlas project, 2013, Environmental Protection Agency: reviewed a beta version of the EnviroAtlas, an interactive tool for mapping ecosystem services and their connection to human well-being. |
Chair, Academic Calendar Survey Subcommittee, 2012-2013, Pratt Institute: coordinated the process of creating and implementing a campus-wide survey aimed at assessing the academic calendar needs of faculty and staff. |
Reviewer, Departmental Curriculum Review Committee, 2013, Pratt Institute: reviewed course proposals in the Department of Mathematics and Science. |
Member, Pratt Sustainable Coalition, 2007-2012, Pratt Institute: worked with other faculty and staff to integrate ecologically sustainable practices into Pratt’s facilities and academic programs. |
Member, General Education Committee, 2011-2012, Pratt Institute: worked with other faculty to re-envision general education at Pratt and address Middle States mandates. |
Volunteer, Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, 2012, Portland, OR: served as an Education section mentor to graduate students and post-docs. |
Co-coordinator, Green Week “A Celebration of Cycling”, 2012, Pratt Institute: helped organize a day of events highlighting sustainable transportation; coordinated with a local owner-operated by shop to provide free bike repair instruction to members of the Pratt community. |
Coordinator, Department of Mathematics and Science Swap ‘N’ Share events, 2009-2011, Pratt Institute: organized a series of informal sessions that allowed departmental faculty to share innovations in their research and teaching. |
Member, High School Classroom Materials Selection Committee, 2010, Ecological Society of America: worked with colleagues to select and collect materials from the EcoEd digital library that could be used by secondary school teachers. |
Co-chair, Middle States Coordinating Committee, 2009-2010, Pratt Institute: led the committee charged with producing Pratt’s Middle States Periodic Review Report. |
Volunteer, Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, 2010, Pittsburgh, PA: served as a session presider and Buell-Braun award judge. |
Volunteer, Evolution Annual Meeting, 2010, Portland, OR: served as a judge of research talks presented by graduate students (Hamilton Award) and session presider. |
Co-coordinator, Green Week Transportation Tuesday, 2010, Pratt Institute: helped organize a day of events highlighting sustainable transportation; provided free bike repair instruction to members of the Pratt community. |
Member, School-wide Curriculum Committee, 2007-2009, Pratt Institute: reviewed new curriculum proposals; attended regular meetings. |
Member, Center for Sustainable Design Studies Minor in Sustainability Curriculum Committee, 2009, Pratt Institute: worked with an interdisciplinary faculty team to design Pratt’s Minor in Sustainability program, including an introductory core course in Principles in Sustainability. |
Representative, Technology Advisory Committee, 2008-2009, Pratt Institute: served in an advisory role to the Division of Information Technology, focusing on the proliferation of smart classrooms and the establishment of a laboratory for creative technologies. |
Mentor, Department of Math and Science New Faculty Program, 2008, Pratt Institute: helped acquaint a new faculty member with our department and students, met regularly to discuss teaching methods, observed two lectures and provided feedback on teaching methods. |
Coordinator, Green Week Transportation Tuesday, 2008, Pratt Institute: organized a day of events highlighting sustainable transportation; supervised volunteer mechanics and bicycle commuters; hosted invited speakers from the Campaign for New York’s Future and Transportation Alternatives. |
Member, Search Committee, 2007-2008, Pratt Institute: screened, interviewed, and hosted candidates for three tenure-track openings; succeeded in hiring three new faculty members. |
Community Outreach and Special Projects |
Member, Professional Advisory Committee, New York Harbor School, 2016-present: provided scientific and pedagogical feedback on the existing career and technical education curriculum in Aquaculture. |
Panelist, Sustainability Summit, Pratt Institute, 2016: participated in a panel discussion following the screening of the Josh Fox documentary How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can’t Change. |
Volunteer, Pelican Foundation for Creative Education, 2015: reviewed grant proposals from secondary school teachers. |
Panelist, Common Ground: Science and Religion in Dialogue for a Sustainable Future, Columbia University, 2009: participated in a panel discussion centered on integrating secular and religious ideals through curricula in sustainability. |
Founder and Coordinator, Freewheel Collective Community Bicycle Shop, 2003-2005, Long Island, NY: coordinated meetings; raised funds; established community bicycle shop; created and maintained website; ordered materials and tools; oversaw group finances; established and taught ten-week bicycle repair course; interfaced with members of the local press. |
Consulting |
Reviewer, Roberts & Company Publishers, 2013: reviewed two chapters of the second edition of The Tangled Bank. |