Curriculum Vitae

Currently, I am still focused on completing my doctoral studies, but I am open to opportunities as a consultant or freelancer on scientific writing or education. I also welcome any invitation to speak about my work. 

Education

January 2022 - Present

University of Bonn

Ph.D. in Biology (Paleontology)

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October 2016 - December 2021

University of Bonn

Master of Science in Organismic, Evolutionary & Palaeobiology

Grade: 1.3 (German Grading System)

Thesis: Comparative Digestibility of Mesozoic Plant Relatives for Dinosaur Herbivory: Confirmation of Previous Data, Additional Taxa, Microbe Donor Species, Foliage Maturity, and Seasonality

Grade: 1.0 (German Grading System)

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August 2011 - May 2015

Ball State University, Honor’s College

Bachelor of Science in Biology (General)

Minor in Anthropology

Grade: 1.1, magna cum laude (German Grading System)

Selected Community Engagement and Freelancing

October 2024

Live Q&A Lecture on TwentyOne Skills

Avoiding Plagiarism When It's All Been Done Before

In this live Q&A with the audience of the online learning platform TwentyOne Skills GmbH, I provided concrete advice to a broad audience on how to synthesize scientific information while avoiding plagiarism.

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July 2024

Author of online lesson for TwentyOne Skills GmbH

Forms of Plagiarism and How to Avoid Them

TwentyOne Skills is a German-based online learning platform that partners with universities to provide their students with access to various lessons and lectures on personal and research skills that will be useful to them in their scientific careers. I co-authored a lesson that teaches the different forms of plagiarism and how they can be avoided. 

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April 2024

Invited guest on Dads with Nerdy Ambitions, a variety podcast

As a guest, I discussed paleontological research, public outreach, fossil gymnosperm cones, and dinosaur nutrition studies with a lay-audience. 

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March 2024

Invited guest on Fossil Crates Live, a live podcast hosted by Dr. Brian Curtice

Dr. Curtice and I discussed and presented sauropod nutrition and digestion of Mesozoic flora to a live audience. 

Laboratory Methods and Skills

Laboratory Methods

Petrographic thin-section preparation

Fossil cuticle preparation for microscopy

SEM with BSE, EDX, and low-vacuum 

Hohenheim gas test

Microcomputed x-ray tomography

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Software

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher)

Proficient in Adobe Creative Products: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign

Graphic design with Adobe Photoshop and GIMP

Agisoft Metashape for photogrammetry

TESCAN Essence