Curriculum Vitae
Education
December 2022 Masters of Science in Biology (in progress)
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NMMay 2015 Bachelors of Arts in Biology, Concentration Ecology, Spanish Minor
Coker College, Hartsville, SC Latin Honors: Cum LadeSelected Research Experience
2022-Present Graduate Research Assistant
University of New Mexico, Eva Stricker Lab Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA2018-2020 Graduate Research Assistant
University of New Mexico, Blair Wolf Lab Location: Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia2017-2018 DLW (Doubly Labeled Water) Bander
Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, Thomas Martin Lab Location: Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia2014-2015 Primary Investigator
Carolina Birding Club Research Grant ($2,386.83) Location: Coker College, Hartsville, SC, USA2013-2014 Primary Investigator
South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Grant ($2,561) Location: Coker College, Hartsville, SC, USATeaching Experience
Spring 2022 Teaching Assistant
Anatomy and Physiology II (BIOL 2225) University of New MexicoFall 2021 Teaching Assistant
Anatomy and Physiology II (BIOL 2225) University of New MexicoSummer 2021 Teaching Assistant
Anatomy and Physiology II (BIOL 2225) University of New MexicoSpring 2021 Teaching Assistant
Anatomy and Physiology II (BIOL 2225) University of New MexicoFall 2020 Teaching Assistant
Lab Methods of Molecular Biology (BIOL 446/546)University of New MexicoFall 2019 Teaching Assistant
Ornithology Lab (BIOL 486/586)University of New MexicoFunding ($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, USA2016 Banding Assistant (Sub-permitee)
Audubon of South Carolina Location: Sullivan’s Island, SC, USA2016 Banding Intern
Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center Location: Matagorda County, TX, USA2015 Banding Intern
Manomet: Land bird Conservation Program Location: Manomet, MA, USA2015 Urban Nestwatch Intern / Neighborhood Nestwatch Intern
Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center Location: Washington, D.C., USASelected 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