2009-2014 PhD Marine Biology/Oceanography Nova Southeastern University Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography
2003-2006 MSc Marine Biology Universidad Nacional de Colombia Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology
1997-2003 BSc Marine Biology Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano Faculty of Sciences, Department of Marine Biology
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS Sep 2018 - Current Assistant Professor of Biology Florida Atlantic University Wilkes Honors College Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Jan 2018 - Aug 2018 Postdoctoral Research Associate University of Mississippi Department of BioMolecular Sciences Diversity, ecology and population genetics pharmacy.olemiss.edu/biomolecularsciences/team/dr-marc-slattery/ Jan 2016 - Dec 2017 Postdoctoral Research Associate University of the Virgin Islands Center for Marine and Environmental Studies Understanding environmental drivers of white plague disease on corals coralreefhealthlab.weebly.com/members.html Aug 2014 - Dec 2015 Postdoctoral Researcher and Adjunct Faculty Nova Southeastern University Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography Coral reproduction and ecology of high latitude coral reefs cnso.nova.edu/research/labs/gilliam.html
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2009 Research Assistant - Porifera Tree of Life (PorToL) NOVA Southeastern University. 2009-2010 Technical Assistant - Florida Sponge Guide NOVA Southeastern University. 2007 Field Assistant - Malpelo Island Birds Monitoring CALIDRIS - Fundación Malpelo 2006 Short Term Fellow -Sponge and Coral Cell Interactions Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute 2004-2005 Research Assistant - Chemical Ecology Universidad Nacional de Colombia- INVEMAR 2005 Summer Intern - Marine Biomedical Research Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution 2001 Volunteer - Sponge Ecology and Taxonomy Universidad Nacional de Colombia -INVEMAR 2001- Intern and Research Assistant - Birds and Mangroves Ecology Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras INVEMAR