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Beatriz Otero Jiménez, Ph.D.
Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments
Department of Anthropology | Department of Ecology and Evolution
Stony Brook University, NY
Email: beatriz.oterojimenez@gmail.com | Website: www.beatrizotero.com
EDUCATION
2006-2011 B.S. Environmental Studies and Integrative Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
2011-2013 M.S. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2013-2019 Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2019 Awarded Doctoral Degree, Rodent population connectivity in coffee agroecosystems
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
2019 Postdoctoral Associate, NIH - Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award with Dr. Patricia Wright, Stony Brook University
MAJOR AREAS OF INTEREST
Biological dispersal, landscape connectivity, sustainable agriculture, biodiversity conservation, population genetics
HONORS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2019
NIH-Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards (IRACDA) Fellow
SUNY Stony Brook University
2018
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Research Block Grant, University of Michigan
2017
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Research Fund, American Museum of Natural History
Hinsdale & Walker Scholarship, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan
2016
Rufford Foundation Small Grant
Hinsdale & Walker Scholarship, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan
Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (2016 to 2019)
Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant, University of Michigan
2015
Grants-In-Aid of Research, American Society of Mammalogists
Tinker Research Grant, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Michigan
NASA MSU Professional Enhancement Award
2014
Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant, University of Michigan
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Research Block Grant, University of Michigan
2013
Rackham Merit Fellowship, University of Michigan (2013-2018)
Michigan Predoctoral Training Program in Genetics (2013-2015)
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Research Block Grant, University of Michigan
2012
Rackham International Research Award, University of Michigan (Support for Master's Thesis)
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Research Block Grant, University of Michigan
2009-2011
Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology, National Science Foundation, University of Puerto Rico
Research Experience for Undergraduates, National Science Foundation, OTS La Selva, Costa Rica
Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting Travel Grant
EXPERIENCE
Teaching
2019 Instructor: Science, Agriculture, and Social Justice (Community-Based Learning Course), LSA Residential College, University of Michigan
2018 Graduate Teacher Certificate
2017 Graduate Student Instructor: Energy, Food and Environmental Justice (for non-majors), University of Michigan
2017 Engaged Pedagogy Initiative Fellow, Community-Engaged Academic Learning, University of Michigan
2015 Graduate Collections Assistant: Mammal Collection, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan
2011 to 2013 Graduate Student Instructor: Introductory Biology Laboratory, University of Michigan
Research
2019 - ongoing Landscape genetics of Madagascar’s endangered primates. Postdoctoral research at Stony Brook University, in collaboration with Dr. Patricia Wright. I am the project leader responsible of funding, data collection, analysis and manuscript preparation.
2013 - 2019 Effect of matrix composition in agroecosystems: assessing population structure in small mammals. Ph.D. Research, University of Michigan Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Co-advised by: John Vandermeer, Ph.D. and Priscilla Tucker, Ph.D. I was the project leader, responsible of funding, data collection, analysis and manuscript preparation.
2011 - 2013 Effects of coffee management on the population structure of a common forest rodent (Heteromys desmarestianus goldmani). M.S. Research, University of Michigan Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Co-advised by: John Vandermeer, Ph.D. and Priscilla Tucker, Ph.D. I was the project leader, responsible of securing funding, data collection, analysis and manuscript preparation
2010 Landscape Resistance to Dispersal of a Common Poison Frog in the Lowlands of Northeastern Costa Rica. Organization for Tropical Studies - Research Experience for Undergraduates, La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. Advised by: A.J. Nowakowski, Ph.D. I was a co-leader in the project along with A.J. Nowakowski. I was responsible for part of data collection, analysis and manuscript preparation.
2009 - 2011 Effect of land-use history on the recovery of bird and amphibian communities in Puerto Rico. Honors’ Thesis Research. Institute of Tropical Ecosystems Studies, University of Puerto Rico (NSF - UMEB) Advised by: T.M. Aide, Ph.D. and A. Ramirez, Ph.D. I was the leader of the project, responsible for data collection, analysis and publication.
2007 - 2011 Automated Remote Biodiversity Monitoring Network (ARBIMON) laboratory, University of Puerto Rico. Experience in collection bioacoustic data of birds and amphibians, species identification, and computer algorithm training for automated species detection with T.M. Aide, Ph.D. and M. Acevedo, Ph.D.I was part of a team responsible of analyzing bioacoustic recordings and training the computer algorithm to identify bird and amphibian species.
Field Experience
Experience conducting field research both individually and as part of a team, in remote areas internationally (Mexico, Costa Rica and Madagascar), and nationally (Puerto Rico and Michigan). Examples of my experience include: species richness and abundance surveys, bioacoustic monitoring, trapping, mark and recapture, and specimen collection and preparation for genetic analysis.
Additional Experience
2019 Institute for Social Change, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan (https://rackham.umich.edu/professional-development/program-in-public-scholarship/institute-for-social-change/)
2018 Diversity Equity and Inclusion Certificate, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan (https://rackham.umich.edu/professional-development/dei-certificate/)
2018 Intercultural Development Inventory Completed (https://idiinventory.com/)
2017 Teaching for Diversity and Inclusion Workshop, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan (http://www.crlt.umich.edu/events/dit-workshop)
2014 Landscape Genetics Spring School, University Göttingen, Germany (https://lasig.epfl.ch/landscapegenetics)
Beatriz Otero Jiménez, Ph.D.
Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments
Department of Anthropology | Department of Ecology and Evolution
Stony Brook University, NY
Email: beatriz.oterojimenez@gmail.com | Website: www.beatrizotero.com
EDUCATION
2006-2011 B.S. Environmental Studies and Integrative Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
2011-2013 M.S. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2013-2019 Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2019 Awarded Doctoral Degree, Rodent population connectivity in coffee agroecosystems
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
2019 Postdoctoral Associate, NIH - Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award with Dr. Patricia Wright, Stony Brook University
MAJOR AREAS OF INTEREST
Biological dispersal, landscape connectivity, sustainable agriculture, biodiversity conservation, population genetics
HONORS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2019
NIH-Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards (IRACDA) Fellow
SUNY Stony Brook University
2018
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Research Block Grant, University of Michigan
2017
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Research Fund, American Museum of Natural History
Hinsdale & Walker Scholarship, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan
2016
Rufford Foundation Small Grant
Hinsdale & Walker Scholarship, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan
Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (2016 to 2019)
Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant, University of Michigan
2015
Grants-In-Aid of Research, American Society of Mammalogists
Tinker Research Grant, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Michigan
NASA MSU Professional Enhancement Award
2014
Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant, University of Michigan
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Research Block Grant, University of Michigan
2013
Rackham Merit Fellowship, University of Michigan (2013-2018)
Michigan Predoctoral Training Program in Genetics (2013-2015)
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Research Block Grant, University of Michigan
2012
Rackham International Research Award, University of Michigan (Support for Master's Thesis)
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Research Block Grant, University of Michigan
2009-2011
Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology, National Science Foundation, University of Puerto Rico
Research Experience for Undergraduates, National Science Foundation, OTS La Selva, Costa Rica
Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting Travel Grant
EXPERIENCE
Teaching
2019 Instructor: Science, Agriculture, and Social Justice (Community-Based Learning Course), LSA Residential College, University of Michigan
2018 Graduate Teacher Certificate
2017 Graduate Student Instructor: Energy, Food and Environmental Justice (for non-majors), University of Michigan
2017 Engaged Pedagogy Initiative Fellow, Community-Engaged Academic Learning, University of Michigan
2015 Graduate Collections Assistant: Mammal Collection, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan
2011 to 2013 Graduate Student Instructor: Introductory Biology Laboratory, University of Michigan
Research
2019 - ongoing Landscape genetics of Madagascar’s endangered primates. Postdoctoral research at Stony Brook University, in collaboration with Dr. Patricia Wright. I am the project leader responsible of funding, data collection, analysis and manuscript preparation.
2013 - 2019 Effect of matrix composition in agroecosystems: assessing population structure in small mammals. Ph.D. Research, University of Michigan Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Co-advised by: John Vandermeer, Ph.D. and Priscilla Tucker, Ph.D. I was the project leader, responsible of funding, data collection, analysis and manuscript preparation.
2011 - 2013 Effects of coffee management on the population structure of a common forest rodent (Heteromys desmarestianus goldmani). M.S. Research, University of Michigan Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Co-advised by: John Vandermeer, Ph.D. and Priscilla Tucker, Ph.D. I was the project leader, responsible of securing funding, data collection, analysis and manuscript preparation
2010 Landscape Resistance to Dispersal of a Common Poison Frog in the Lowlands of Northeastern Costa Rica. Organization for Tropical Studies - Research Experience for Undergraduates, La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. Advised by: A.J. Nowakowski, Ph.D. I was a co-leader in the project along with A.J. Nowakowski. I was responsible for part of data collection, analysis and manuscript preparation.
2009 - 2011 Effect of land-use history on the recovery of bird and amphibian communities in Puerto Rico. Honors’ Thesis Research. Institute of Tropical Ecosystems Studies, University of Puerto Rico (NSF - UMEB) Advised by: T.M. Aide, Ph.D. and A. Ramirez, Ph.D. I was the leader of the project, responsible for data collection, analysis and publication.
2007 - 2011 Automated Remote Biodiversity Monitoring Network (ARBIMON) laboratory, University of Puerto Rico. Experience in collection bioacoustic data of birds and amphibians, species identification, and computer algorithm training for automated species detection with T.M. Aide, Ph.D. and M. Acevedo, Ph.D.I was part of a team responsible of analyzing bioacoustic recordings and training the computer algorithm to identify bird and amphibian species.
Field Experience
Experience conducting field research both individually and as part of a team, in remote areas internationally (Mexico, Costa Rica and Madagascar), and nationally (Puerto Rico and Michigan). Examples of my experience include: species richness and abundance surveys, bioacoustic monitoring, trapping, mark and recapture, and specimen collection and preparation for genetic analysis.
Additional Experience
2019 Institute for Social Change, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan (https://rackham.umich.edu/professional-development/program-in-public-scholarship/institute-for-social-change/)
2018 Diversity Equity and Inclusion Certificate, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan (https://rackham.umich.edu/professional-development/dei-certificate/)
2018 Intercultural Development Inventory Completed (https://idiinventory.com/)
2017 Teaching for Diversity and Inclusion Workshop, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan (http://www.crlt.umich.edu/events/dit-workshop)
2014 Landscape Genetics Spring School, University Göttingen, Germany (https://lasig.epfl.ch/landscapegenetics)