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Intestine of Smoothhound Sharks (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae).<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; American Society of Parasitologists. Quebec City, Canada.<br>
 
Intestine of Smoothhound Sharks (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae).<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; American Society of Parasitologists. Quebec City, Canada.<br>
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Intestine of Smoothhound Sharks (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae).<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; New England Association of Parasitologists. Yale University. New Haven, CT.<br>
 
July 2012        David and Goliath: examination of additional complexity in the genus Calliobothrium (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) in smoothhound sharks of the genus Mustelus (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae). American Society of Parasitologists. Richmond, VA.<br>
 
July 2012        David and Goliath: examination of additional complexity in the genus Calliobothrium (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) in smoothhound sharks of the genus Mustelus (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae). American Society of Parasitologists. Richmond, VA.<br>
 
April 2012      Cestode morphology as predicted by elasmobranch relationships: Calliobothrium in smooth hound sharks of the genus Mustelus. Helminthological Society of Washington. Quinnipiac University. Hamden, CT.<br>
 
April 2012      Cestode morphology as predicted by elasmobranch relationships: Calliobothrium in smooth hound sharks of the genus Mustelus. Helminthological Society of Washington. Quinnipiac University. Hamden, CT.<br>

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University of Connecticut
Office: TLS 478
Advisor: Dr. Janine N. Caira

Research Interests

Parasite evolution

Evolution of host associations

Life-cycle evolution

Taxonomy, systematics, and phylogenetics of tapeworms of elasmobranchs

Taxonomy, systematics, and phylogenetics of parasitic crustaceans

Current Projects

A new species of Calliobothrium collected from England

Phylogenetics and revision of the genus Calliobothrium van Beneden 1850 (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea)

Describing new species of Calliobothrium from the Atlantic Ocean: South Africa, England, and the Long Island Sound

Host associations of Calliobothrium and related elamobranch tapeworms

Site specificity of Calliobothrium and related elamobranch tapeworms

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant:

2014 Fall         Laboratory component of Introduction to Animal Parasitology. UConn
2014 Spring     Evolutionary Biology. UConn
2013 Fall         Discussion component of General Ecology. UConn
2013 Spring     Laboratory component of Principles of Biology II. UConn
2012 Fall         Laboratory component of Principles of Biology II. UConn

Guest Lectures:

2014                Levels of Selection (Multilevel Selection Theory). Evolutionary Biology. UConn
2013                Opening a Can of Worms: Tapeworms of Elasmobranchs. Topics in Modern Biology. UConn
2012                Opening a Can of Worms: My Experience with Parasites. Topics in Modern Biology. UConn

Courses Taught:

Feb. 2014         UConn Dental Admissions Test Prep Course.
     Designed curriculum and led intensive 7 hour review sessions on the Biological Science material on the Dental Admissions Test for undergraduates. UConn. March 2013      UConn Dental Admissions Test Prep Course.

Publications

Bernot, J.P., J.N. Caira, and M. Pickering. Accepted. The dismantling of Calliobothrium (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) with erection of Symcallio n. gen. and
     description of two new species. Journal of Parasitology. (20 pages plus 8 pages of figures).

Talks Presented

July 2014         Cestode morphology as predicted by elasmobranch relationships: Calliobothrium in smooth hound sharks of the genus Mustelus. American Society
      of Parasitologists. New Orleans, LA.
March 2014      Shark Tapeworms: Why Do They Live Where They Live? Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Student Symposium. Storrs, CT.
June 2013         Site Specificity of Tapeworms of the Genus Calliobothrium in the Spiral Intestine of Smoothhound Sharks (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae).
      American Society of Parasitologists. Quebec City, Canada.
April 2013         Site Specificity of Tapeworms of the Genus Calliobothrium in the Spiral Intestine of Smoothhound Sharks (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae).
      New England Association of Parasitologists. Yale University. New Haven, CT.
July 2012 David and Goliath: examination of additional complexity in the genus Calliobothrium (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) in smoothhound sharks of the genus Mustelus (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae). American Society of Parasitologists. Richmond, VA.
April 2012 Cestode morphology as predicted by elasmobranch relationships: Calliobothrium in smooth hound sharks of the genus Mustelus. Helminthological Society of Washington. Quinnipiac University. Hamden, CT.
Nov. 2011 Cestode morphology as predicted by elasmobranch relationships: Calliobothrium in smooth hound sharks of the genus Mustelus. New England Association of Parasitologists. Salve Regina University. Newport, RI.
July 2011 Cestode morphology as predicted by elasmobranch relationships: Calliobothrium in smooth hound sharks of the genus Mustelus. 7th International Workshop on Cestode Systematics. University of Kansas. Lawrence, KS.

June 2011 Cestode morphology as predicted by elasmobranch relationships: Calliobothrium in smooth hound sharks of the genus Mustelus. American Society of Parasitologists. Anchorage, AK.