Jennifer Keliher-Venegas
Undergraduate Student
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EDUCATION | RESEARCH
INVITED SEMINARS AND SYMPOSIA |
HONORS & AWARDS
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
TEACHING EXPERIENCE | PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | LANGUAGES | REFERENCES
EDUCATION
| 2009 – Present | San Diego State University (SDSU), San Diego, CA
Major: Marine Biology, GPA: 3.57/4.00, Major GPA: 3.37/4.00 |
| 2005 - 2009 | Southwestern Community College (SWC), Chula Vista, CA
GPA: 3.50/4.00 |
| Spring 2008 | Cross Enrollment: San Diego State University (SDSU), CA
Biology 246: Colloquium in Biomedical Science. |
| Fall 2007 | Cross Enrollment: San Diego State University (SDSU), CA
Psychology 492: Responsible Conduct of Biomedical Research. |
| 2000 – 2004 | Eastlake High School, Chula Vista, CA
High School Degree |
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RESEARCH
| August 2009 – Present | NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, CA
Research Advisor: Nicholas Kellar Study: “Developing a New Tool to Examine Physiological Stress in Cetaceans: Measuring Glucocorticoids in the Blubber of Arctic Bowhead Whales to Assess Population Health.” |
| June 2010 – Present | "NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, CA
Research Advisors: Barbara Taylor, Sarah Mesnick Study: “Why Is There a Desert Porpoise? Understanding the Restricted Range of the Critically Endangered Vaquita.” |
| Summer 2009 | UCSD Summer Training Academy for Research in the Sciences
(STARS) Program; Southwest Fisheries Science Center (NOAA)
Research Advisors: Sarah Mesnick, Phillip Morin Study: “Comparative Analysis of Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) mtDNA Diversity and Social Structure in the Northwest and Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean.” |
| Summer 2008 | Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program on River
and Coastal Restoration, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Research Advisor: Guerry O. Holm, Robert Twilley Study: “Post-Flood Sedimentation and Flood Tolerance of Plant Species in a Young, Emerging Delta” |
| Summer 2007 | Bridges to the Future Program, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Southwestern College and San Diego State University |
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INVITED SEMINARS AND SYMPOSIA
| Study: | “Developing a New Tool to Examine Physiological Stress in Cetaceans: Measuring Glucocorticoids in the Blubber of Arctic Bowhead Whales to Assess Population Health” |
| 2010 – September 2010 SACNAS National Conference. Poster Presentation. Anaheim, CA. | |
| Study: | “Why Is There a Desert Porpoise? Understanding the Restricted Range of
the Critically Endangered Vaquita” |
| 2010 – August NOAA Summer Research Symposium. Oral Presentation. Silver Spring, MD. 2010 – August Research Synopsis and Discussion for the Marine Mammal Commission. Oral Presentation. Bethesda, MD. | |
| Study: | “Comparative Analysis of Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) mtDNA Diversity and
Social Structure in the Northwest and Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean” |
2009 – October 2009 SACNAS National Conference. Poster Presentation. Dallas, TX. 2009 – September Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Night of Southwestern College. Oral and Poster Presentation. Chula Vista, CA. 2009 – August UCSD Summer Research Conference. Oral Presentation. |
| Study: | “Post-Flood Sedimentation and Flood Tolerance of Plant Species in a Young,
Emerging Delta” |
| 2008 – October 2008 SACNAS National Conference. Poster Presentation. Salt Lake City, UT. 2008 – September Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Night of Southwestern College. Oral and Poster Presentation. Chula Vista, CA. 2008 – August 8th Annual University of Minnesota Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium. Poster Presentation. Minneapolis, MN. 2008 – August Center for Earth Surface Dynamics. Oral and Poster Presentation. Minneapolis, MN. 2008 – August 1st Annual NSF/MESA Summer Internship Program Symposium at San Diego State University. Poster Presentation. San Diego, CA | |
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HONORS AND AWARDS
| 2009 - 2012 | Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS)/Initiative for Maximizing Student Development Program (IMSD); National
Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of General Medical
Sciences (NIGMS) |
| 2009 - 2012 | Honors Program, San Diego State University |
| 2009 - 2011 | Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Recipient; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
| 2010 | Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF): General College Scholarship |
| 2010 - 2012 | Scholars Without Borders Honor Society, San Diego State University |
| 2010 - 2012 | Golden Key International Honor Society, San Diego State University |
| 2010 | Mabel Myers Memorial Scholarship; San Diego State University College of Sciences |
| 2010 | Harry E. Hamber Memorial Scholarship; San Diego State University College of Sciences |
| Spring 2010 | SDSU College of Sciences Dean’s List |
| 2009 - 2012 | Educational Opportunity Program, San Diego State University |
| 2009 | Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF): Coca-Cola Foundation’s Advancing to Universities Scholarship |
| 2009 | SACNAS Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Presentation in the Marine and Ocean Sciences |
| Fall 2009 | SDSU College of Sciences Dean’s List |
| 2009 - 2008 | NSF/MESA Summer Internship Program, Southwestern College |
| 2009 | Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Scholarship Recipient |
| 2009 | Alliance/Merck Ciencia Scholarship Recipient (Merck Company Foundation, Merck Institute for Science Education) |
| 2009 | LIPP Foundation Biology Academic Excellence Scholarship, Southwestern College School of Math, Science, and Engineering |
| 2009 | Eastlake Fund Scholarship, Southwestern College Foundation |
| 2009 - 2008 | SACNAS National Conference Travel Scholarship Recipient |
| 2008 – 2009 | Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement Program (MESA), Southwestern College |
| 2009 | MESA Spirit Award, Southwestern College |
| Spring 2008, 2007 | SWC President’s List: 13 units completed with 4.0/4.0 GPA. |
| Summer 2007 | Bridges to the Future: Outstanding Student in Research Methods and Design Award |
| 2007 – 2009 | Extended Opportunity Program and Services (EOPS) |
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EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES/
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
| 2010 - June | Student Panel Member for the CSU Monterey Bay RISE Program visit to San Diego State University |
| 2009 - November | Undergraduate Darwin Symposium, Oral Presentation, San Diego State University; “Faith & Evolution: Why Can’t We Be Friends?” |
| 2009 - August | Biology Major’s Day, Oral Presentation, Southwestern College; “Making Every Moment Count: Mentorship, Research, Networking” |
| 2009 | Member of the San Diego State University SACNAS Chapter Spring 2009 Biology Club Vice President, Southwestern College. |
| Spring 2009 | Biology Club Vice President, Southwestern College. |
| 2009 - April | Competed and won first place in the San Diego MESA Alliance 16th Annual Calculator Olympics |
| 2008 | Biology Club Secretary, Southwestern College. |
| 2008 - December | Volunteer for a Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve project led by San Diego State University graduate fellow Kellie Uyeda on invasive vegetation species distribution. |
| 2008 - November | Volunteer at Marie Curie Elementary School’s K-2nd Grade Science Fair |
| 2005 – 2008 | Volunteer at the Tijuana Estuary involved in restoration and stewardship projects. |
| 2005 – 2010 | Counselor and musician at community church. |
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
| 2008 – 2009 | Teaching Assistant – Zoology to students majoring in Biology and General Biology for non-majors at Southwestern College directed by Nira Clark. Collaborated on laboratory curriculum and exam development; taught lecture curriculum during workshops,
assisted in grading assignments and laboratory exams. |
| 2009 | January Guest Instructor - Delivered an interactive lesson on the cell to an audience of fifth grade students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary. A comprehensive workshop was created utilizing computer media, hand-held viewers, and constructed a macro model that involved
student participation and common materials to signify subcellular structures. |
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
| 2008 - Present | Society for the Advancement of Chicanos, Latinos, and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) |
| 2008 - Present | Association for Women in Science (AWIS) |
| 2009 - Present | Society for Marine Mammalogy (SMM) |
| 2009 - Present | Ecological Society of America (ESA) |
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
| 2010 - February | AAAS 2010 Meeting; San Diego, CA. Workshop: Land-Ocean Linkages and Dynamics of High-Productivity Ecosystems in the Sea of Cortes. Speakers: Exequiel Ezcurra, Enriqueta Velarde, Octavio Aburto |
| 2010 - February | Scripps Institute of Oceanography (CMBC) Graduate Seminar: Marine Conservation Biology and Policy Course Workshop: Vaquita Biology, Ecology and Conservation. Speakers: Barbara Taylor, Catalina Lopez, Armando Jaramillo-Legorreta, Sarah Mesnick. |
| 2009 - October | SACNAS 2009 National Conference; Dallas, TX. Workshops: “Sustainable Seas: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Conservation and Management of Ocean Resources; Serving our Communities Through Marine Science” |
| Summer 2009 | Presented by Michael Flynn; University of California San Diego. Workshop: Graduate Records Exam (GRE) Workshops: Verbal, Quantitative, Analytical Writing, Reading Comprehension, and Data Analysis |
| 2008 - October | SACNAS 2008 National Conference; Salt Lake City, UT. Workshops: “Confronting Global Climate Change in the Marine Environment: Current and Future Challenges; Preparing for Success in Advanced Studies” |
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LANGUAGES
| English Native language Spanish Speak fluently and read/write with proficiency | |
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REFERENCES
| Sarah L. Mesnick, PhD Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries Service 3333 N. Torrey Pines Court, La Jolla, CA 92037 Office: (858) 546-7148 sarah.mesnick@noaa.gov | |
| Nicholas Kellar, PhD Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries Service 3333 N. Torrey Pines Court, La Jolla, CA 92037 Office: (858) 546-7090 nick.kellar@noaa.gov | |
| Guerry O. Holm, PhD Senior Postdoctoral Scientist Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Office: (225) 578-6364 gholm@lsu.edu | |
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