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Summary of Teaching Experience

Engaged in teaching since 1990. Extensive higher education teaching experience in a variety of formats (field and class-based) including Marine Biology, Ecology and Comparative Conservation Practices, Marine Conservation Biology, Oceanography, General Biology, Advanced Marine Mammal Biology, Ecology; Human Anatomy and Physiology, Italian language and Independent Study credits. Mentored over 30 students engaged in thesis projects at universities worldwide. Collaborated with other faculty and staff regarding course curricula and teaching methods. Certified Anatomy and Physiology Instructor by the State of Hawaii, Board of Massage Therapy. CPR and First Aid Instructor. Marine Safety Coast Guard Certified Instructor. 

Teaching Experience Details

For information about course credits and numbers for each institution click on institution name

INSTITUTIONS JOINED AS ADJUNCT FACULTY OR EQUIVALENT
 

  • Yavapai College, Prescott and Chino Valley, Arizona

  • Front Range Community College, Westminster, Colorado

  • AIMS Community College, Greeley, Colorado

  • University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

  • University of Namibia, Africa

  • Gavilan College - Gilroy, CA, USA

  • University of Massachusetts - Amherst, MA, USA

  • University of Alaska Anchorage, Kenai Peninsula College - Seward, AK, USA

  • Hawaii Pacific University - Honolulu, HI, USA

  • Kapiolani Community College - Honolulu, HI, USA

  • Transpacific Hawaii College - Honolulu, HI, USA

  • Windward Community College - Kaneohe, HI, USA

  • University of Texas at Austin - Austin, TX, USA (Extension Program)

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FIELD-BASED PROGRAM WITH UNIVERSITY CREDIT
 

GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS

 

  • 1998  - University of Hawaii at Manoa - Honolulu, Hawaii

  • 1992 - Moss Landing Marine Laboratories - Moss Landing, California

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MENTORSHIPS FOR INTERNSHIPS, INDEPENDENT CREDITS AND THESIS PROJECTS

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  • University of Milano – Italy (Cristina Ramasco & Nicoló Roccatagliata, Arianna Cecchetti)

  • University of Rome – Italy (Aurora Nastasi & Nicoló Tonachella, Alessandro Ponzo)

  • Brigham Young University – Utah (Sarah Bade)

  • Queens University – Kingston, Ontario, Canada (Jayda Guy, Michelle Viengkone)

  • University of Virginia – Charlottesville, Virginia (Lindsay Veazey)

  • University of California, Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara, California (Lindsay Griffin)

  • California State University Monterey Bay – Monterey, California (Jessica Riggin)

  • Gavilan College – Gilroy, California (Victoria Masey, Jose and Uriel Garcia)

  • Hartnell College – Monterey, California (Nicole Rodriguez, Hannah Rose)

  • Colorado State University – Fort Collins, Colorado (Josalyn Barrett)

  • CIEE – Bonaire, Netherland Antilles (Jenna Mawhinney, Jillian Coddington, Sarah Marr)

  • University of Pisa, Italy (Morgana Vighi)

  • University of Alaska, Fairbanks – Fairbanks, Alaska (Tim Ciosek)

  • Berry College, Mount Berry, GA – Fairbanks, Alaska (Melanie Belk Nasmyth)

  • University of Massachusetts, Amherst – Amherst, Massachusettes (Mark Cotter, Andrew Walsh, Stephanie Wallace)

  • Hawaii Pacific University – Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii (Maria Thorsson, Daniel Poland, Peter Nilsson, Lisa Manessand)

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FIELD SCHOOLS AND OTHER TEACHING VENUES
 

  • Maui Academy for the Healing Arts, Kihei, Maui, Hawaii

  • Earthwatch Institute, Principal Investigator and Field Leader – Monterey Bay, California

  • Elderhostel Program, Pacific Cetacean Group, Lecturer and Program Director - Monterey, California

  • Monterey Bay Aquarium, Docent - Monterey, California

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