BEHAVIORAL LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY
& CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
SCIENCE EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, & OUTREACH
Fall 2018- Mentor, 4 undergraduates and 1 high school student
Spring 2019 University of Florida - Gainesville, FL
- Trained volunteers in data collection of fox squirrel behavioral observations from videos
Apr. 3, 2019 Presenter, "3 Ways That Technology Can Help Scientists Learn About
Squirrel Behavior"
4th Annual Suds and Science hosted by UF's Wildlife Graduate Student
Association, Cypress and Grove Brewery - Gainesville, FL
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Jun. 13, 2018 Instructor, "Animal Foraging"
Wildwood Girl Scouts Camp - Wildwood, FL
2-hour lesson.
Jun. 2018- Member, Natural Resources Diversity Initiative
Dec. 2022 University of Florida
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Jan.-May 2018, Teaching Assistant: Wildlife Techniques (WIS 4945)
2019, 2020 University of Florida - Gainesville, FL
- Co-developed lectures, graded quizzes, assignments, exams, and semester projects
- Led hands-on, field-based labs including a weekend camping field trip
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Fall 2017 Guest lecturer, Mammalogy undergraduate course
University of Florida - Gainesville, FL
- Presented research study, design, and methods to students
- Demonstrated small mammal capture and GPS collaring techniques
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Fall 2016 Guest lecturer, Wildlife Techniques undergraduate course
University of Florida
- Presented research study, design, and methods to students
- Demonstrated small mammal capture and GPS collaring techniques
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Fall 2016 Guest lecturer, Mammalogy undergraduate course
Jones Center at Ichauway - Newton, GA
- Presented research study, design, and methods to students
- Demonstrated small mammal capture and GPS collaring techniques
Jan. 2014- Member, Biology Outreach Club
Dec. 2015 University of Wisconsin-Madison - Madison, WI
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Aug.-Dec. 2015 Teaching Assistant: Introductory Biology (BIO 152)
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Madison, WI
- Lectured to 3 lab sections; graded quizzes, exams, and lab assignments
- Instructed and led students in lab assignments; managed lab equipment
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Jul. 2015 Co-Leader: Science Club
Adult Role Models in Science program – Madison, WI
- Co-developed curriculum and activities around the theme “Science in the Outdoors”
- Led 14 children (3rd-5th grade) for 1-hour weekly lessons
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Apr. 16, 2015 Guest Instructor, UW-Preschool Laboratory
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Madison, WI
- As a Science Communication for Ecologists graduate seminar student, co-developed and co-led a hands-on lesson about animal development for 20 preschool children
Sept. 2014- Co-Chair, Outreach Committee
May 2015 Zoology Graduate Student Organization
University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Trained, organized volunteers
- Applied for and was awarded $200 to improve our educational outreach booth
- Developed materials and activities about animal foraging behavior and related topics
- Organized and participated in outreach events at Wisconsin Science Festival, UW-Madison Darwin Days, UW-Madison Science Expeditions
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Sept.-Dec. 2014 Mentor, 2 BIO 152 Independent Project undergraduate students
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Madison, WI
- Oversaw the development of a research project proposal, written report, oral PowerPoint presentation, and public poster presentation
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Jan.-Apr. 2011 Instructor
Mad Science of the Bay Area - Newark, CA
- Led students ages 3-12 in after-school programs using an inquiry-based discovery method
- Conducted demonstrations, hands-on activities illustrating how science affects the world around us
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Jan.-May 2010 Teaching Assistant: Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
North Carolina State University - Raleigh, NC
- Graded problem sets, extra credit assignments, exams for 200+ student lecture class
- Attended lectures; assisted in development of problem sets and exam questions
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Mar. 3, 2009 Speaker, "Studying abroad in Namibia"
Valley Springs Middle School - Asheville, NC
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Apr. 15, 2008 Invited speaker
“Fire & fluorescent dye: how habitat management techniques affect
amphibian movement behavior”
Encore Program for Lifelong Enrichment - Raleigh, NC
60-minute talk.
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Dec. 2007- Graphic Designer and Newsletter Editor: The Leaflet
May 2008 Wolfpack Environmental Student Association
North Carolina State University – Raleigh, NC
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Aug. 2007- Co-Founder, Secretary, Webmaster
​We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
— Calvin Coolidge
Cat (left) demonstrating snake jaws and fellow Zoology graduate students volunteering at UW-Madison Science Expeditions.
Cat (left) and undergraduate Claire Olsen (right) at the BIO 152 Independent Projects symposium.
Undergraduate Mike Kozuch (center) presents his BIO 152 Independent Project poster to onlookers.