Citizenship: US / France
Position: Assistant Professor of Research
Department of Biology, Temple University
University of Littoral, UMR 8187 Laboratory of Oceanography and Geosciences, Wimereux, FRANCE
Graduate School of Sciences of Materials, Radiation and Environment ED SMRE 104, Graduate College Lille Nord de FRANCE
Trophodynamism of microzooplanktonic protozoans in the eastern English Channel.
Advisor: Pr. Urania CHRISTAKI.
University of Sciences and Technologies of Lille, FRANCE.
University of Sciences and Technologies of Lille, FRANCE.
Fall 2024
Graduate course, BIO5509 Computational genomics, for master and PhD students in Bioinformatics
Fall 2020
Design and implemented an undergraduate course, BIO3101 Evolution, in an online setting (36 students)
Spring 2014 / 2018
Designed and implemented an undergraduate seminar course, ‘Microbial Ecology on a Changing Planet’ with topics including microbial ecology concept, diversity biogeography, trophic web and other interactions, and impacts of climate change on the microbial eukaryotes.
Designed and implemented curriculum for a research-based course on microbial diversity.
Advised first-year students in a research course on biogeochemical cycling.
Mentored eleven undergraduate students working on special studies and/or honors projects.
July 018
Designed and implemented a laboratory on microbial eukaryote diversity for the Advanced Research training on Microbial Diversity.
2007 / 2011
Developed undergraduate level tutorials on oceanographic methods; embryology; animal histocytology and zoology ranging from cnidarian to fish; taught science communication.
Lectured on planktonic ecology in a graduate-level course.
Institutional Diversity, Equity, Advocacy and Leadership, Temple University
FOX School of Business, Temple University
Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Temple University
French National Board of Universities (CNU)
Monitorat de l’Initiation à l’Enseignment Superieur, University Lille Nord de France
Eleanor Labriola’24 , April Merdon’23 , Sydney Pan’23, Ellie Han'26, Kylie Stabler'24, Danny Marshall'26
Jessica Andrade’15, Chloe Barnett’15, Kate Brien’15, Cameah Wood’15, Arielle Gomes-Williams’15, Florence MacGregor’15J, Mary Badger’16, Chip Sisson’16, Kayla Foney’17, Ghida El-Banna’17, Falak Koreshi’17, Doris Juarez’17, Bethaney Gulla-Devaney’18, Brigit McDannell’18, Morgan Schwartz’18, Elly Goetz’19, Claire Roycroft’19, Simran Sahni’19,Abby Onos’17, Evie Hoffman’20
Chris Carnivale (Ph.D. Temple), Microplastics and Mixotrophy in the Southern Ocean.
Eli Chang (Ph.D. Temple), Impact of light, temperature and nutrient on Mixotrophy.
Andrew Van Kuren'23 (Ph.D. Temple), Phaeocystis antarctica and vernal pool.
Elise Biron (M1 ULCO), Molecular approaches for understanding Microbial diversity. February - April 2017. Co-Advisor L. Katz (Smith College)
Marc BESSON (L3 ENS de Lyon), Structure and succession of microplankton communities in anthropized coastal area: the eastern English Channel. June-July 2011. Co-advisor: U. CHRISTAKI (Pr. ULCO)
Stéphane VIGNE (M2R UL1/ULCO), Heterotrophic protist in the eastern English Channel during the winter and spring 2011. In situ Dynamic and diversity and incubation experiment. January-June 2011. Co-advisor: U. CHRISTAKI (Pr. ULCO)
Marine PERIOT (M2R UL1/ULCO), Characterisation of planktonic protist by CARD-FISH method and flow cytometry. January-June 2010. Co-advisor: U. CHRISTAKI (Pr. ULCO)
Thomas RAUD (M1 ULCO), Zooplankton Feeding in the eastern English Channel during the srping phytoplankton bloom. April-June 2009. Co-advisor : D. Vincent (MCF ULCO)
Marie MARCHADIER (M2R UL1/ULCO), Grazing impact of microzooplankton on various phytoplankton size classes in the eastern English Channel during the spring bloom. January-June 2009. Co-advisor : D. Vincent (MCF ULCO)