CV 

​​Education | Publications | Research Experience | Teaching | Mentoring | Professional Development | Funding | Presentations | Science Communication | Organizations

Education

PhD in Integrative Biology                                                                                    
 
Dissertation: Adaptive potential of coastal invertebrates to environmental stressors and climate change
Committee: Felipe Barreto, Chris Langdon, Francis Chan, Molly Burke and Stephen Ramsey
 
Graduate Certificate in College and University Teaching                                                

​PSM in Marine Biology                                                                                                            
Thesis: The invasive parasite, Orthione griffenis, takes advantage of its host, Upogebia pugettensis, reproductive season

BS in Marine Biology                                                                                                                
​Summer session - Marine Mammal & Conservation                                                
​Summer session – Marine Ecology Field Research Methods                               
Oregon State University, OR



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​Oregon State University, OR


Northeastern University, MA




​​Juniata College, PA

​​University Marine Biological Station Millport, Scotland
Research Station Bonaire, Bonaire
2016 - 2022






​2017 - 2018


2015 




​2011

2010

​​2009

Publications

2021. Burton, A.R., S.A. Gravem, F.S. Barreto. Little evidence for genetic variation associated with susceptibility to sea star wasting syndrome in the keystone species Pisaster ochraceus. Molecular ecology, 31, 197-205. pdf

2021. Chapman, J., B. Dumbauld, I. Waring-Enriquez, A. Burton. Morphology and surface area of Upogebia pugettensis and Neotrypaea californiensis burrows. Hydrobiologia: Online Resource S1, 848, 993-1013. pdf supplement

2020. Cosma, A., A. Topală, A. Burton, D. Enache, J. Pérez, D.Cosma, M. Mileva, N. Nikolova, A. Tapia, A. Ochando, A. Carrión, E. del Alisal, B. Moreno, R. Ramírez, M. Ríos, G. Angius, G. Griva, I. Ravani, L. Stathopoulou, E. Koromila, N. Athanasopoulou, D. Poulou, M. Kapsali, A. Manolakis. The Non-Formal Cultural Heritage Education Book. mAPP my Europe. (Workbook: 1 chapter)  pdf supplement

Research Experience

Postdoctoral Scholar
  • Conducting biology education research
  • Assessing the extent to which students from rural backgrounds demonstrate common biology misconceptions
  • How does the presence or absence of Instructor Talk, including positively or negatively phrased, influence students’ perceptions of classroom inclusion

Graduate Research                                                                                                   
  • Identify the mechanisms of how ocean acidification impacts Crassostrea gigas during settlement
  • Estimating the adaptive capacity of marine shellfish to ocean acidification and hypoxia
  • Measuring the vulnerability and adaptive potential of two important local Oregon crustaceans to ocean acidification
  • Assessing natural sea star populations resistance to Sea Star Wasting Syndrome
 
Research Technician                                                                                                    
  • Sampled and reared mud and ghost shrimp
  • Compare lipids in mud shrimp when infested with parasitic isopod
  • Dissected ghost shrimp brains to isolate lipofuscin in order to age shrimp
 
Research Assistant                                                                                                        
  • Monitored and sampled tsunami debris washing up on the Pacific Northwest coast
  • Cataloged species found on debris
 
Undergraduate Research                                                                                             
  • Examined speciation between northern and southern populations of the Bocaccio Rockfish
  • Indexed discard-catch from local fisherman in Pondicherry India
 
Research Assistant                                                                           
  • Profiled stream of fish and macro invertebrates
  • Constructed mud sill and log veins to prevent erosion and provide shelter for freshwater organisms
Science Education Partnership and Assessment Laboratory (SEPAL), SFSU

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​Integrative Biology, OSU









​USDA, Newport, OR




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​Oregon State University, OR





Juniata College, PA




​​Fish and Wildlife Services, State College, PA
2022 - Present

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​2016 - 2022









2015 – 2016





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​2015 – 2016




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​2009 – 2011




​2009

Teaching Experience

Instructor Of Record
 
Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory                          
  • Instructor of three-term introductory series.
  • 2-credit, 200-level course (2017-2021).
    • Two 2-hour labs (24 students), one 1-hour recitation per week (48 students)
    • 2019 - 2021, Mentor TA and exam writer for course.
  • 2-credit, 300-level course (2021-2022).
    • Two 3-hour labs per week (24 students each, 48 total).
  • Employed a variety of teaching techniques, including conducting experiments, asking open-ended questions, reviewing questions with small groups, and more.
  • Identified anatomical structures on cadavers.
  • Related concepts to medical examples and introduced relevant research from diverse group of researchers.

Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology Lecture
  • Instructor of 4-week long summer lecture
  • Online synchronous instruction
  • 2-credit, 200-level course from 2017 – 2021
    • Two 2-hour lectures each week (58 students)
  • Roughly 1-hour lecture with intermittent active learning methods and 1-hour group activities in breakout rooms of 4-6 students.
  • Active learning methods include clicker questions, think-pair-shares, reflection of learning, among others.


English Practicum II and III
  • Instructor of year-long English practicum course for second and third year students
  • 3-credits
    • Second years, two 1.5-hour classes per week (12 students)
    • Third years, two 1.5-hour classes per week (9 students)
  • Practice English speaking and writing skills through active learning activities including think-pair-shares, writing short stories, and games.
  • Developed curriculum topics around student interests (e.g., politics, education, etc.)
  • Discussed United States culture including topics related to social injustices, inequities of counter-stereotypical groups, and the role media plays in social perceptions.

Invertebrate Zoology Lab                                                               
  • Instructor of sing-term course
  • 2-credit, 300-level course
    • Two 3-hour labs per week (18 and 19 students, 37 total)
  • Employed a variety of teaching techniques, observing live and preserved specimens, performed quick experiments, worked in small groups, and more.
  • Students hypothesized phylogenetic trees from arthropod specimens sequenced by students. Results were reported in a full manuscript.
  • Compared and contrasted different phyla through dissections, microscope slides, diagrams, and more.
  • Related concepts to medical examples and introduced relevant research from diverse group of researchers.
 
Graduate Teaching Assistant
 
Principles of Biology Lab                                                                                              
  • Teaching Assistant of three-term introductory series
  • 1-credit, 200-level course
    • Taught one 3-hour lab with 30 students
    • Assisted instructor for one 3-hour lab with 300 students
  • Employed a variety of teaching techniques, including group discussion on open-ended questions, reviewing questions with small groups, and more.
  • Developed scientific skills such as developing an experiment, collecting data, entering and analyzing data in excel, and reporting results in group presentations.

 
Guest Lectures/Workshops
                                                                   
American Corner  
  • Workshop. Space Week. Invited by Dr. Ludmila Martanovschi
  • Workshop. Computer Science. Invited by Dr. Ludmila Martanovschi

Invertebrate Zoology                                                 
  • Guest lecture. Arthropoda development and vision diversity. Invited by Dr. Eli Meyer       

Graduate Teaching Assistant Orientation  
  • Workshop. Technology in the classroom. Invited by Jessica Beck
 

​Other Teaching Experience
 
Math/Science Teacher                                                                                                  
  • Peace Corps Volunteer in the Math/Science education and Deaf education sectors
  • Taught Biology, Physics, Agriculture, and Math to secondary school
  • Classes conducted in Kenyan Sign Language (KSL)
Percussion Instructor – Summer Camp                                                                   
  • One-and-a-half-week camp
  • Led rehearsals for the percussion ensemble in the marching band


​Integrative Biology Department, OSU















Oregon State University, OSU











​Ovidius University, Constanta, Romania




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​Integrative Biology Department, OSU
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Integrative Biology Department, OSU














​Ovidius University, Constanta, Romania


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​Oregon State University, OR



Oregon State University, OR




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​Machakos School for the Deaf, Kenya


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McLean High School, VA


​2017 - 2022
















2022











​2019 - 2021














​​2019















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​2016 – 2017















​2020



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​2019



​2018






​2011 - 2013



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​2007 – 2010

Mentoring

Integrative Biology Peer-Graduate Mentee
  • Jared Freedman - Graduate student in Lytle lab

Integrative Biology Undergraduate Mentees                                                           
Biology Tutor                                                                                                                
  • Tutored freshman and sophomore students in introductory Biology courses
Integrative Biology Department, OSU

​Integrative Biology Department, OSU

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​Biology Department, Juniata College
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2020 - 2021




​​2016 - 2018

2017

​​2017

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​2009 – 2010

Professional Development

ORGANIZED
 
Integrative Biology Diversity Values Statement                                                                 
  • Equity Justice and Integration subcommittee
  • Summarized Integrative Biology Department individual contributions to one cohesive diversity statement.
  • Represents core values of all members of the department
 
Decolonizing the Classroom Workshop                                                          
  • Three 1-hour workshops where we discussed ways to decolonize the classroom
  • Introduce inclusive practices to teaching
   
Graduate Climate discussion                                                                                       
  • Aided in distributing and summarizing surveys
  • Assessed how graduate students were filling in the Integrative Biology Department
  • Address concerns on equity and inclusivity ranging from graduate life to faculty and student dynamics.
 
Sexual Misconduct and Awareness Training Meeting                                 ​   
  • Helped organize three 4-hour workshops
  • Provide participants with practical skills in recognizing and addressing sexual misconduct in academic settings
  • Awareness, prevention, and response within the OSU research community


Attended - Science

​Department of Biostatistics Summer Institutes Workshops
  • Quantitative Genetics
  • Mixed Models in Quantitative Genetics
  • Association Mapping: GWAS and Sequencing Data  

OMSI Science Communication Fellowship                                                      
  • ​Attended four workshops on science communication
  • Developed hands one activities for communicating ocean acidification impacts on calcifying organisms


Attended - Teaching 
 
SABER Conference

​DEJI FOCUS GROUP                                                                                                         
  • Diversity, Equity, Justice and Inclusion Focus Group ran 90-minute workshop on student and faculty needs to close the gap

SACNAS Conference 

Graduate Certificate in College and University Teaching Coursework
  • GRAD 560: Theories of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
  • GRAD 561: Course Design and Methods in Higher Education
  • GRAD 542: The Inclusive Classroom
  • Z 507: Professional Development Seminar
  • GRAD 607: Capstone Seminar
  • GRAD 610: Internship
  • GRAD 505: GTA Orientation Mentor


Oregon State University, OR







​Oregon State University, OR




Oregon State University, OR







Oregon State University, OR









University of Washington, WA





​Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, OR







Minneapolis, MN​

Oregon State University, OR



Online Conference​

​Oregon State University, OR


2020 - 2021





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​2020 - 2021




2019







​2018









2019





​2019








2022​

2021



​2020

2017 - 2018

Funding

​Fulbright English Teaching Assistant                           

SACNAS National Diversity in STEM conference award                                                  
UW Biostatistics Summer Institute Scholarship         

OMSI Science Communication Fellowship                       College of Science                                                             
   Integrative Biology Department                                  

Zoology Research Funds                                                   

​Zoology Research Funds
$19,000

$205

$900 


$925
​$925

$300

​​$500
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Ovidius University, Romania
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Oregon State University, OR

University of Washington, WA


Oregon State University, OR
​Oregon State University, OR

​Oregon State University, OR

​​​Oregon State University, OR
2019 – 2020

​2020

2018


2018
​2018

2018

​​2017
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Presentations

Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research                           
​   Advantages of laboratory course for learning performance in Anatomy and
   Physiology courses (Poster): Burton A, Dzeidzic K, Biga L
 
National Shellfisheries Association                                                                              
   Impacts of ocean acidification on the settlement of Crassostrea gigas (15-min.   
   talk): Burton A, Meyer E, Durland E, Langdon C

State of the Coast                                               
   The introduced Asian parasite, Orthione griffenis, waits for its new North American
   host, Upogebia pugettensis, to get fat (Poster): Burton A, Chapman J, Caldwell D,
   Dumbauld B, Copeman L 

Pacific Estuarine Research Society           
   Invasive parasite Orthione griffenis waits for fat Upogebia pugettensis hosts (1-hour
   panel): Chapman J, Asson D, Burton A, Young D 

Liberal Arts Symposium     
   Development of polymorphic microsatellite markers in bocaccio rockfish from     
   anonymous genomic regions (Poster): Burton A, Buonaccorsi V 

American Fisheries Society              
   Development of polymorphic microsatellite markers in bocaccio rockfish
​   (Poster): Burton A, Buonaccorsi V
Irvine, CA



Seattle, WA



Florence, OR




Seattle, WA



Huntingdon, PA


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​Pittsburgh, PA
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2019



2018



2015



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2015



2010



​​​2010

Science Communication

​After Dark                                                                                                                         
  • Related ocean acidification to beverage acidity for 3-hour event for adults visiting OMSI
 
Meet a Scientist                                                                                                            
  • 2-hour event in which I communicated upwellings relation to ocean acidification through hands on demonstrations to OMSI visitors.
 
Open House                                                                                                                    
  • Planned and participated in explaining to the public what the Integrative Biology Department is and our research
 
Marine Science Day                                                                                             
  • Educated the public about sea star wasting syndrome
  • Introduced visitors to burrowing shrimp and their importance to the ecosystem
 
Periwinkle Elementary Family Science Night                                                       
  • Introduced elementary students to tide pools and research techniques
 
Discover the Scientist Within                                                                           
  • Educated young female scientist about coral disease and stress.
 
Winter Wonderings                                                                                                 
  • Educated students aged 10-12 about invertebrates
 
Newport Elementary Mentor                                                                             
  • Mentored a 4th grade class on estuary biology project

National Zoo Invertebrate Exhibit Internship                  
  • Maintained and regulated tank temperature, salinity, and sedimentation
  • Educated visitors about the invertebrates during live feedings

​Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, OR



​Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, OR


Oregon State University, OR



Hatfield Marine Science Center, OR




​Periwinkle Elementary, OR


Oregon State University, OR



​Oregon State University


​Newport Elementary, OR


National Zoo, Washington D.C

​2019




2019



2017, 2018



2014-2016, 2018




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2016, 2017


2017



​2017

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2015


​2008

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Organizations

Primary Responders in Marine Emerging Disease (PRIMED)
   Co-Network Coordinator​
Equity, Justice and Inclusion Committee (EJI)    
   Committee member
Women in science                                           
   Committee Organizer
Open House Planning Committee             
   Committee Chair
Integrative Biology Graduate Student Association                                            
   Social Committee Head
Marine Science Club                                 
   Member
Oregon State University, OR
2020 - 2022

​2019 - 2022

2017 - 2018

2017 -2019

2017 - 2018

​2016 - 2018