Olivia Aguiar
Who am I?
I am a Biology PhD student studying under the advisement of Dr. Brent Sewall at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. Currently I am an NSF Graduate Research Fellow and a Temple University Presidential Fellow. I received my BSc with Honors in Biology from UMass Dartmouth in 2022 and my MSc in Integrative Biology from Oklahoma State University in 2024. My research interests include behavioral ecology, disease ecology, and wildlife conservation and management. Currently, I am researching now bat populations in North America have been impacted by White Nose Syndrome and how to mitigate disease impacts.
Recent Events
August 2024- I began my PhD at Temple University with the Sewall Lab. Lab Link
July 2024- I graduated from Oklahoma State University with my MSc in Integrative Biology.
April 2024- I received the Outstanding Graduate Student award from Oklahoma State University's Integrative Biology Department.
January 2024- I presented my Masters thesis at the 2024 Predator-Prey Interactions Gordon Research Conference in Ventura, California. Conference Link
January 2024- I acted as Discussion Leader at the 2024 Predator-Prey Interactions Gordon Research Seminar in Ventura, California. Seminar Link
November 2023- My undergraduate research was published in Behavioral Ecology. Manuscript Link
October 2023- I published an invited commentary on my previous publication in the Journal of Veterinary Science. Manuscript Link
April 2023- I received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
January 2023- The manuscript for my undergraduate thesis was published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. Manuscript Link
October 2022- I presented my undergraduate thesis at the 2022 Predator-Prey Interactions Gordon Research Conference in Lucca, Italy. Conference Link
August 2022- I started my MSc at Oklahoma State University with the Luttbeg Lab. Lab Link
April 2022- I received Third Place and People's Choice at UMass Dartmouth's Three Minute Thesis Competition.
April 2022- I received honorable mention for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
March 2022- I presented my undergraduate thesis at the 2022 Benthic Ecology Meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Research
The effects of White-Nose Syndrome on bats in Pennsylvania
Temple University
Dr Brent Sewall
Responses of Physa acuta to parasite exposure
Oklahoma State University
Dr Barney Luttbeg, Dr Matthew Bolek
A comparison of predation risk responses and atrazine risk responses in Physa acuta
Dr Barney Luttbeg, Dr Jason Belden
The effect of age and number of previous exposures on predation risk responses in Physa acuta
Dr Barney Luttbeg
Playing it safe; risk-induced trait responses increase survival in the face of predation
Dr Michael Sheriff
Controls on temporal dynamics of snail density and species composition in a Louisiana salt marsh
Dr Brian Roberts
Northeast Regional Marine Fish Habitat Assessment (NRHA)
Dr Gavin Fay
Exploring local and regional seafood availability and distribution across diverse retail marketplace
Dr Gavin Fay
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