Department of Biological Sciences
The University of Alabama
Email: melto006@crimson.ua.edu
CURRENT POSITION
- PhD student, Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama. August 2011- present.
- Graduate Teaching Assistant. Department of Biological Sciences, the University of Alabama, Fall 2011.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Phycology, Systematics, Green Algae (Ulva)
EDUCATION
- B.S. Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama. May 2009.
- Doctoral Program, Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama. August 2011- present.
- Specialization: Phycology
- Advisor: Dr. Juan Lopez-Bautista
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Veterinary Technician. Banfield Pet Hospital of Hoover, AL. July 2009 – July 2011.
- CYE German Foreign Exchange Program. July 2010 and July 2011
- Teaching and preparing German high school students for their senior year of high school in the United States.
- Graduate Teaching Assistant. Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama. August 2011- present.
FIELD WORK
- March 2008. Collected intertidal algae at Dauphin Island.
- September 2011. Collected macroalgae (primarily Ulva) from Dauphin Island, Mobile Bay, and Orange Beach.
ACADEMIC AWARDS
- Graduate Student Research Fund Fall 2011. The University of Alabama Graduate School. $300
- The Biological Sciences Department Travel Fund Fall 2011. The University of Alabama. $300
- Graduate Teaching Assistantship. Graduate School. The University of Alabama. Fall 2011 $7,227
AFFILIATIONS AND SOCIETIES
Phycological Society of America
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
BSC 115 Introductory Biology Laboratory
Department of Biological Sciences
The University of Alabama
Fall 2011