Service, Outreach
2014-2020
Council Member: Association of Field Ornithologists
2019
Presentation to Mayaguana, Bahamas high school and local officials.
Participation in documentary focused on Bahamian biodiversity and climate change by Loggerhead Productions.
2016
Volunteer facilitator. Louisiana Shorebird Festival.
2015
Volunteer facilitator. Rails and Rice Festival. Jennings, Louisiana.
LSUMNS Museum Quarterly articles October 2015 | Volume 33, Issue 3 Bolivia, Peru fossils
LSUMNS Museum Quarterly article May 2015 | Volume 32, Issue 2
Volunteer at Girl Scouts Louisiana East (GSLE)’s B.I.G. (Believe in Girls) Event - helping girl scouts look for fossils in Louisiana gravels
2014
Invited talk at the Baton Rouge Audubon Society (BRAS; public)
Volunteer field guide. Rails and Rice Festival. Jennings, Louisiana.
2013-2014
President of University of Florida Biology Graduate Student Association
2013
Volunteer field guide. Rails and Rice Festival. Jennings, Louisiana.
Nothing in Biology Makes Sense! Guest Blog
2012
Ornithology table presenter. Florida Museum of Natural History Earth Day Celebration
Co-leader. Expedition Travel Natural History Tour to Angangueo, Mexico
Co-leader. Expedition Travel Natural History Tour to Costa Rica
Guest teaching assistant in “Analogous Thinking: Integrating Science and Art”
2011-2012
Biology Graduate Student Association Vice president
Undergraduate research Assistantship Program (URAP) Poster Judge
2011
Invited lectures at the Universidad Nacional de Piura, Peru to undergraduate students, professors, and professionals.
Demonstration of bird specimen preparation and ornithology collections tour leader for University of Florida art majors
Developed Lecture and Lab For Westwood Middle School Titled: “Fossil Scene Investigation: Paleontology”
2010
Oswald, J. A. Late Pleistocene Passerines from the Neotropics. Presented lecture to undergraduate students at the Universidad Nacional de Piura, Peru.
Oswald, J. A., J. A. Allen, and J. Jankowski. Measuring Biodiversity. Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL Invited.
Guest lecturer “Paleontology and Fossils” at Westwood Middle School (6th graders) Gainesville, FL
2014-2020
Council Member: Association of Field Ornithologists
2019
Presentation to Mayaguana, Bahamas high school and local officials.
Participation in documentary focused on Bahamian biodiversity and climate change by Loggerhead Productions.
2016
Volunteer facilitator. Louisiana Shorebird Festival.
2015
Volunteer facilitator. Rails and Rice Festival. Jennings, Louisiana.
LSUMNS Museum Quarterly articles October 2015 | Volume 33, Issue 3 Bolivia, Peru fossils
LSUMNS Museum Quarterly article May 2015 | Volume 32, Issue 2
Volunteer at Girl Scouts Louisiana East (GSLE)’s B.I.G. (Believe in Girls) Event - helping girl scouts look for fossils in Louisiana gravels
2014
Invited talk at the Baton Rouge Audubon Society (BRAS; public)
Volunteer field guide. Rails and Rice Festival. Jennings, Louisiana.
2013-2014
President of University of Florida Biology Graduate Student Association
2013
Volunteer field guide. Rails and Rice Festival. Jennings, Louisiana.
Nothing in Biology Makes Sense! Guest Blog
2012
Ornithology table presenter. Florida Museum of Natural History Earth Day Celebration
Co-leader. Expedition Travel Natural History Tour to Angangueo, Mexico
Co-leader. Expedition Travel Natural History Tour to Costa Rica
Guest teaching assistant in “Analogous Thinking: Integrating Science and Art”
2011-2012
Biology Graduate Student Association Vice president
Undergraduate research Assistantship Program (URAP) Poster Judge
2011
Invited lectures at the Universidad Nacional de Piura, Peru to undergraduate students, professors, and professionals.
Demonstration of bird specimen preparation and ornithology collections tour leader for University of Florida art majors
Developed Lecture and Lab For Westwood Middle School Titled: “Fossil Scene Investigation: Paleontology”
2010
Oswald, J. A. Late Pleistocene Passerines from the Neotropics. Presented lecture to undergraduate students at the Universidad Nacional de Piura, Peru.
Oswald, J. A., J. A. Allen, and J. Jankowski. Measuring Biodiversity. Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL Invited.
Guest lecturer “Paleontology and Fossils” at Westwood Middle School (6th graders) Gainesville, FL