| EDUCATION |
| 2000 - 2004 | Ph.D. in Biology (Harvard University); Naomi E. Pierce, Supervisor |
| 1996 - 2000 | M.A. in Biology (Harvard University) |
| 1995 - 1996 | Fulbright Scholar (Griffith University, Australia) |
| 1991 - 1995 | B.S. in Biology, summa cum laude (Bradley University) |
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| EMPLOYMENT |
| 2017 - | Associate Professor of Biology, City College of New York |
| 2009 - 2017 | Assistant Professor of Biology, City College of New York |
| 2006 - 2009 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National University of Singapore |
| 2005 - 2006 | Lecturer in Biology, Harvard University |
| 2004 - 2005 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard University |
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| COURSES TAUGHT |
| Biology 22800: | Ecology and Evolution (B.S.) |
| Biology 41250: | Molecular Systematics (B.S.) |
| Biology A1250: | Molecular Systematics (M.S.) |
| Biology 46000: | Animal Behavior (B.S.) |
Biology A6000: | Animal Behavior (M.S.) |
| Biology 48800: | Tropical Ecology & Conservation (B.S.) |
| Biology A48800: | Tropical Ecology & Conservation (M.S.) |
| Biology V9006: | Graduate Seminar in Ecology (M.S.) |
| Biology 76001: | Graduate Seminar in Ecology (Ph.D.) |
| Biology 79304: | Next-Generation Forest Conservation in Asia (Ph.D.) |
| Biology V9100: | Colloquium (M.S.) |
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| GRANTS |
| 2022 | PSC-CUNY Research Award: Did fluctuating sea levels caused by Pleistocene climate change generate the Philippines' biological megadiversity? (D.J. Lohman, PI) |
| 2019 | National Science Foundation REU Supplement to (DEB-1541557): Collaborative Research: ButterflyNet--an integrative framework for comparative biology (D.J. Lohman, PI) |
| 2019 | National Science Foundation RAHSS Supplement to (DEB-1541557): Collaborative Research: ButterflyNet--an integrative framework for comparative biology (D.J. Lohman, PI) |
| 2017 | National Geographic Society Committee for Research and Exploration: In the footsteps of Ernst Mayr: The role of islands in the origin of species (D.J. Lohman, PI)
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| 2016 | National Science Foundation REU Supplement to (DEB-1541557): Collaborative Research: ButterflyNet--an integrative framework for comparative biology (D.J. Lohman, PI) |
| 2016 | CCNY GRTI Grant: City College Next-Generation Sequencing Preparation Facility (D.J. Lohman, PI) |
| 2015 | USAID-Nepal: Participatory biodiversity and climate change assessment for integrated pest management in the Chitwan-Annapurna landscape, Nepal (D.J. Lohman, co-PI) |
| 2015 | National Science Foundation (DEB-1541557): Collaborative Research: ButterflyNet--an integrative framework for comparative biology (D.J. Lohman, PI) |
| 2014 | PSC-CUNY Research Award: Changes in community assembly and trophic connectivity along elevational gradients (D.J. Lohman, PI) |
| 2014 | National Science Foundation REU Supplement to (DEB-1120380): The evolution and phylogeography of mimetic Elymnias butterflies in Southeast Asia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) (D.J. Lohman, PI) |
| 2013 | PSC-CUNY Research Award: Accelerating the study of multi-trophic interactions in tropical Asian forests with next-gen DNA sequencing (D.J. Lohman, PI) |
| 2013 | National Institute of Health R21: Diversity and dispersal routes of bat-borne paramyxoviruses in densely populated tropical Asia (D.J. Lohman, PI)
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| 2013 | National Geographic Society Committee for Research and Exploration: The evolution and biogeography of mimetic Elymnias butterflies in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia (D.J. Lohman, PI)
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| 2013 | National Science Foundation REU Supplement to (DEB-1120380): The evolution and phylogeography of mimetic Elymnias butterflies in Southeast Asia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) (D.J. Lohman, PI) |
| 2012 | PSC-CUNY Research Award: Parasite control of host nest selection behavior in a slave-making ant system (D.J. Lohman, PI) |
| 2012 | National Science Foundation (DEB-1203702): Collaborative Research: Field course in next-gen forest survey and monitoring in tropical China (D.J. Lohman, PI) |
| 2011 | National Science Foundation (DEB-1120380): The evolution and phylogeography of mimetic Elymnias butterflies in Southeast Asia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) (D.J. Lohman, PI) |
| 2010 | CCNY City SEED: Buddhism and biodiversity conservation in Southeast Asia: past, present, and future (co-PI with Marina Fernando) (D.J. Lohman, PI) |
| 2010 | PSC-CUNY Research Award: The evolution of 'migration' genes in the Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus (D.J. Lohman, PI) |
| 2004 | Center for Tropical Forest Science Research Grant, Smithsonian Institution (D.J. Lohman, PI) |
| 2000 | Museum of Comparative Zoology: Putnam Expedition Grant to Australia (D.J. Lohman, PI) |
| 1999 | Museum of Comparative Zoology: Putnam Expedition Grant to Thailand and Australia (D.J. Lohman, PI) |
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| FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS |
| 2022 | Award for Excellence in Teaching, Curricular Innovation, and Assessment; CCNY Division of Science |
| 2018 | Fulbright ASEAN Research Scholarship to Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines
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| 2018 | Visiting Professor Fellowship at the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
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| 2015 | CUNY Junior Faculty Research Award in Science and Engineering: Next-generation methods for assessing trophic community structure and the effects of climate change on montane diversity |
| 2012 | Faculty International Travel Award (CCNY) |
| 2011 | Stewart Travel Award (CUNY) |
| 2011 | Wegman Brothers Faculty Fellowship (CCNY) |
| 2004 & 2003 | Two-time winner, Bowdoin Prize for Graduate Essay in the Natural Sciences, Harvard University (Previous recipients include John Updike & Ralph Waldo Emerson) |
| 2002 - 2003 | Harvard GSAS Graduate Student Council Travel Grant |
| 2001 - 2002 | Frank Knox Memorial Traveling Fellowship to Australia |
| 2000 - 2003 | US EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship |
| 1997 - 2000 | US Department of Defense NDSEG Graduate Fellowship |
| 1997 & 1998 | Two-time recipient, Derek Bok Award for Teaching Excellence, Harvard University |
| 1995 - 1996 | Fulbright post-graduate Research Fellowship to Australia |
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| SELECTED SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES |
| 2019 | Identified and curated the Lepidoptera collection of the Philippine National Museum of Natural History (10,000+ specimens) |
| 2018 | Trained staff at the Southern Institute of Ecology, Vietnam, on specimen labeling and database practices |
| 2018 | Scientific Committee and Symposium Coordinator for 2018 Biology of Butterflies meeting, Bangalore, India
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| 2017 | Worked on the development of the Biology for Butterfly Enthusiasts YouTube Channel |
| 2016 | Panel reviewer for NSF BIO-DEB |
| 2016 | Participated in a discussion panel on the art and science of insects, Life on Planet Six Legs, at Central Booking Art Gallery in New York City |
| 2015 | NSF Ad-hoc reviewer for BIO-DEB |
| 2013, 2014 | Volunteer Curator of butterfly collection, National Museum of the Philippines |
| 2012 | Faculty Mentor, American Museum of Natural History Student Conference on Conservation Science New York |
| 2012 | NSF Ad-hoc reviewer for BIO-DEB (2 ad-hoc reviews) |
| 2012 | Scientific Committee, Annual meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation - Asia Pacific Chapter, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, China |
| 2011 | English language editor of Butterflies of Thailand, 2nd Edition by Pisuth Ek-Amnuay |
| 2011 | Panel reviewer for NSF BIO-DEB |
| 2011 - | Full curator for select butterfly taxa, Encyclopedia of Life |
| 2011 - | Names committee, North American Butterfly Association |
| 2010 - | Vice President, The Lepidopterists' Society |
| 2009 | Symposium Co-organizer, "Southeast Asian Biogeography and Speciation," Annual meeting of the Willi Hennig Society, Singapore, 22-26 June 2009 |
| 2009 | Symposium Organizer, "Molecular approaches to the study of Asian Biodiversity," Annual meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation-Asia Chapter, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 12-15 February 2009 |
| 2009 | Scientific Committee, Annual meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation-Asia Chapter, Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| 2007 | Organized All-Birds Barcoding Initiative Indo-Malayan chapter meeting, National University of Singapore |
| 2005 | Translator of official scientific documents and governmental regulations from Thai into English, National Research Council of Thailand and Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP), Thailand |
| 2005 | Initiated and undertook scanning to pdf all 57 years of back issues of the Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society (with support of the Society) for free dissemination on the world wide web: http://research.yale.edu/peabody/jls |
| 2005 | Taught weekly English courses free of charge to employees of the DNP and their families at my research site, Khao Chong Community Forestry Center, Trang, Thailand |
| 2004 | The Lepidopterists' Society, Web/Technology & Records/Archives Committees |
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| SPECIES NAMED AFTER ME |
| [PDF] | Themira lohmanus Ang
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| [PDF] | Chimaeragathis lohmani Sharkey
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| [PDF] | Stichorkis davidlohmanii Naive
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