CURRICULUM VITAE SIMON SCARPETTA (July 2018)
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1 CURRICULUM VITAE SIMON SCARPETTA (July 2018) PhD Candidate in Paleontology Jackson School of Geosciences RESEARCH AREAS AND INTERESTS Evolutionary biology, herpetology, paleontology, phylogenetics, biogeography, conservation biology EDUCATION 2015-Present PhD Candidate (April 2017) Advisor: Dr. Christopher Bell 2014 Stanford University BS with Honors (Specialization in Ecology and Evolution) Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Hadly PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2015-present Graduate teaching assistant at the University of Texas, Austin Senior conservation technician, Stanford University Undergraduate research assistant, Department of Biology, Stanford University. Metabolism of Speyeria butterflies; supervised by Dr. Carol Boggs High school and undergraduate internship and research assistant, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico. Phylogenetics and ecology of Anolis lizards; advised by Dr. Steven Poe ACADEMIC HONORS AND SCHOLARSHIPS Whitney Endowed Presidential Scholarship ($3500) 2014 B.S. Stanford University with Departmental Honors (Biology) Beleson Scholarship for Biology Majors, Stanford University RESEARCH GRANTS 1
2 2018 American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Helen T. and Frederick M. Gaige Award ($500) 2018 Texas Academy of Science Graduate Student Competition Research Award ($1500) 2017 Lundelius Award in Vertebrate Paleontology ($1500) 2016 Lundelius Award in Vertebrate Paleontology ($1500) 2016 Summer off-campus research grant from University of Texas at Austin ($1000) 2016 Geological Society of America Research Grant Diversity Award Recipient ($2490) 2013 Undergraduate Advising and Research Grant from Stanford University ($1500) Research Experiences for Undergrads (REU) PUBLICATIONS Scarpetta S Peltosaurus granulosus (Squamata, Anguidae) from the middle Oligocene of Sharps Corner, South Dakota, and the youngest known chronostratigraphic occurrence of Glyptosaurinae. Manuscript submitted for publication to the Journal of Vertebrae Paleontology. Scarpetta S Aneides hardii. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. Manuscript in review. Ledesma D., Scarpetta S The skull of the gerrhonotine lizard Elgaria panamintina (Squamata: Anguidae). PLOS One. 13(6), e Scarpetta S The earliest known occurrence of Elgaria (Squamata: Anguidae) and a minimum age for crown Gerrhonotinae: Fossils from the Split Rock Formation, Wyoming, USA. Palaeontologica Electronica, FC, 1-9. Scarpetta S., Gray L., De Oca A. N. M., Castañeda M. R., Herrel A., Losos J., Luna-Reyes R., Jiménez Lang N., Poe S Morphology and ecology of the Mexican cave anole Anolis alvarezdeltoroi. Mesoamerican Herpetology, 2(3), Poe S., Scarpetta S., Schaad E A new species of Anolis (Squamata: Iguanidae) from Panama. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, 9(1), De Oca A. N. M., Poe S., Scarpetta S., Gray L., Lieb C.S Synonyms for some species of Mexican anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae). Zootaxa, 3637(4), OTHER PUBLICATIONS Scarpetta S Phenotypic Convergence Obscures the Biogeography of Anguillan Ameiva. Unpublished Undergraduate Thesis, Stanford University. 2
3 PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS Scarpetta, S A new Miocene gerrhonotine from the Caliente Formation, California. Oral presentation at the 2018 Texas Academy of Science Meeting in Midland, Texas. Ledesma, D., Scarpetta, S A fossil alligator lizard from southern California. Poster presentation at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology meeting in San Francisco, California. Scarpetta, S A New Miocene Gerrhonotine from the Caliente Formation, California. Poster presentation at the 129 th Geological Society of America Meeting in Seattle, Washington. Scarpetta, S Latest Oligocene Glyptosaurine Lizards from the Sharps and Monroe Creek Formations, South Dakota, and Phylogenetic and Biochronologic Implications. Poster presentation at the 78 th Society for Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) Meeting in Calgary, Canada. Scarpetta, S., Ledesma, D Cranial Osteology of Extinct and Extant Gerrhonotine Lizards Poster presentation at the 59 th Annual Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in Austin, Texas. Scarpetta, S., Ledesma, D Cranial osteology of extinct and extant gerrhonotine lizards. Poster presentation at the 2017 Jackson School of Geosciences Student Research Symposium, at the. Ledesma, D., Scarpetta, S The cranial osteology of a rare species of gerrhonotine lizard, Elgaria panamintina. Poster presentation at the 2017 Jackson School of Geosciences Student Research Symposium, at the Scarpetta, S., Ledesma, D Patterns of Variation in the Cranial Osteology of Extinct and Extant Gerrhonotine Lizards. Poster presentation at the 77 th Society for Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah. Scarpetta, S., Ledesma, D Cranial Osteology of Extinct and Extant Gerrhonotine Lizards. Poster Presentation at the 2016 Jackson School of Geosciences Student Research Symposium, at the. Scarpetta, S., Kemp, M., Hadly, E Ancient DNA and the Role of Island Fragmentation in Divergence of Lizards of the genus Ameiva. Poster presentation at the 73 rd Society for Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) Meeting in Los Angeles, California. CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS Phylogeny of pleurodont iguanian lizards and implications for apomorphic identifications of fossils 3
4 Biogeography, speciation, and extinction in North American lizards during the Miocene A new gerrhonotine from the middle Miocene and the persistence of neotropical refugia in higher latitudes after the mid-miocene climatic optimum Morphology and phylogenetics of gerrhonotine lizards (in collaboration with David Ledesma and Chris Bell) Quality of published diagnostic characters of phrynosomatine sand lizards and Sceloporus (in collaboration with Chris Bell, Danny Anderson, and Will Gelnaw) PEER REVIEW Proceedings B LECTURES UT Austin Paleontology Brown Bag Speaker, Fall Semester 2015, December 10: Morphology, Systematics, and Ecology of Mexican Anolis and Anguillan Ameiva TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2018 (Spring) Teaching Assistant for: Earth, Wind, and Fire (GEO 302E, undergraduate); 2017 (Fall) Teaching Assistant for: Scientific Inquiry Across Disciplines (UGS 303, undergraduate freshman Signature Course); 2017 (Spring) Teaching Assistant for: Earth, Wind, and Fire (GEO 302E, undergraduate); 2016 (Fall) Teaching Assistant for: Digital Methods in Morphology (GEO 389P, graduate); 2016 (Spring) Teaching Assistant for: Age of Mammals (GEO 302M, undergraduate); University of Texas at Austin 2015 (Fall) Teaching assistant for: Age of Dinosaurs (GEO 302D, undergraduate), University of Texas at Austin MENTORSHIP David Ledesma, UT Austin undergraduate (Completed an undergraduate honors thesis) Two publications in prep, one in review Danny Anderson, UT Austin undergraduate 4
5 One publication in prep Freshman signature course titled Scientific Inquiry Across Disciplines. Mentored 45 UT Austin freshman in conceiving and conducting original research projects. OUTREACH Meridian Science Saturday; 4/14/2018. Volunteered at paleontology table, educated elementaryhigh schoolers on fossils, paleontology, and evolution. Darwin day 2/11/2017; 2/12/2018. Volunteered at Vertebrate Paleontology Lab table and walk like a dinosaur educational activity. Thinkery21 JingleBooze 12/1/2016. Volunteered at geology table, demonstrated glacier simulations. Middle and high school Science Olympiad, herpetology 11/11/2017; 2/24/2018. Proctored herpetology section of Austin middle and high school Science Olympiad. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Geological Society of America Paleontological Society Society of Vertebrate Paleontology American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Society for Comparative and Integrative Biology Society for the Study of Evolution Texas Academy of Sciences Graduate Coursework () First Year Graduate Student Fall: GEO 391 (Transitions in the History of Life), GEO 389P (Digital Methods in Morphology) Spring: BIO 384K (Advanced Systematics), GEO 389R (Morphology of the Vertebrate Skeleton, BIO 369F (Field Herpetology), GEO 191 (Proposal Writing) Second Year Graduate Student Fall: BIO 384K (Phylogenetic Perspectives in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), BIO 369L (Herpetology), 389E (Evolution of Reef Ecosystems). Spring: BIO 384K (Recent Advances in Biogeography and Phylogeography), GEO 391 (Topics in Paleontology) 5
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