Kristen Oliver

Curriculum Vitae

Education

December 2022 Masters of Science in Biology (in progress)

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

May 2015 Bachelors of Arts in Biology, Concentration Ecology, Spanish Minor

Coker College, Hartsville, SC Latin Honors: Cum Lade

Selected Research Experience

2022-Present Graduate Research Assistant

University of New Mexico, Eva Stricker Lab Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

2018-2020 Graduate Research Assistant

University of New Mexico, Blair Wolf Lab Location: Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia

2017-2018 DLW (Doubly Labeled Water) Bander

Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, Thomas Martin Lab Location: Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia

2014-2015 Primary Investigator

Carolina Birding Club Research Grant ($2,386.83) Location: Coker College, Hartsville, SC, USA

2013-2014 Primary Investigator

South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Grant ($2,561) Location: Coker College, Hartsville, SC, USA

Teaching Experience

Spring 2022 Teaching Assistant

Anatomy and Physiology II (BIOL 2225) University of New Mexico

Fall 2021 Teaching Assistant

Anatomy and Physiology II (BIOL 2225) University of New Mexico

Summer 2021 Teaching Assistant

Anatomy and Physiology II (BIOL 2225) University of New Mexico

Spring 2021 Teaching Assistant

Anatomy and Physiology II (BIOL 2225) University of New Mexico

Fall 2020 Teaching Assistant

Lab Methods of Molecular Biology (BIOL 446/546)University of New Mexico

Fall 2019 Teaching Assistant

Ornithology Lab (BIOL 486/586)University of New Mexico

Funding ($5,612.33)

2015 ($2,386.83) Carolina Birding Club Student Research Grant

2014 ($275) Student Travel Award to 2014 Association of Field Ornithologist – Wilson Ornithological Society Meeting

2013 ($2,561) South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Belle W. Baruch Foundation grant

2013 ($389.50) Student Travel Aid from Coker College

Selected Banding Experience

2017 Banding Assistant (Sub-permitee)

Kiawah Island Banding Station Location: Kiawah Island, SC, USA

2016 Banding Assistant (Sub-permitee)

Audubon of South Carolina Location: Sullivan’s Island, SC, USA

2016 Banding Intern

Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center Location: Matagorda County, TX, USA

2015 Banding Intern

Manomet: Land bird Conservation Program Location: Manomet, MA, USA

2015 Urban Nestwatch Intern / Neighborhood Nestwatch Intern

Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center Location: Washington, D.C., USA

Selected Presentations

Oral Presentations

2020 Oliver, KD, TE Martin, BO Wolf “Air Temperature Limits Metabolic Scope in Mid-elevation Tropical Birds” Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Austin, Texas, January 2020, Oral Presentation 2014 Oliver, KD, JB Raia, RS Heiss “Bacterial Growth Inhibition of Uropygial Gland Secretions of Passerines in South Carolina” Association of Field Ornithologist Newport, Rhode Island, June 2014, Oral Presentation

Poster Presentations

2018 Oliver, KD, JB Raia, J McCarthey Tyrrell “Bacterial Growth Inhibition Ability Of Uropygial Gland Secretions Of Passerines Based On Foraging Behaviors” International Ornithological Congress, Vancouver, British Columbia, August 2018, Poster Presentation 2015 Oliver, KD, JB Raia, J McCarthey Tyrrell “Bacterial Growth Inhibition Ability of Uropygial Gland Secretions of Passerines Based on Foraging Behaviors” Association of Southeastern Biologist Chattanooga, Tennessee, April 2015, Poster Presentation 2014 Oliver, KD, JB Raia, RS Heiss “Bacterial Growth Inhibition of Uropygial Gland Secretions of Passerines in South Carolina” American Ornithologists’ Union Estes Park, Colorado, September 2014, Poster presentation

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