Teaching & Mentoring
University Teaching
2025 Guest lecturer about “Lichens” in “Urban Ecology”. Drexel University, USA
2024 Teaching assistant of “Evolution and Systematics of Organismal Groups: The Plant Kingdom”, field course in Kenya
2023 Guest Lecturer about how to “Monitor Biodiversity and Digitize Metadata with iNaturalist”, Online Fungarium Workshop, Benin
2022 Teaching assistant of “Fungal Biology” with laboratory exercises, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Norway
2022 Course Lecturer of “Diversity, ecology and biosystematics of alpine lichens and associated fungi (Ascomycota & Basidiomycota) in Norway”, ForBio Research School for Bioinformatics, Norway
2022 Guest Lecturer about “What Impacts Lichen Distribution?” at the Jepson Herbarium, University of California Berkeley, USA
2015, 2021, 2022 Teaching assistant of “Phylogeny and Classification”, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Norway
2010, 2011 Learning assistant of “Biostatistics and Experimental Design” course, Quantitative Reasoning Center, Colorado College, USA
Mentoring & Supervision
2026 Star Scholar Co-supervisor of Nicholas Otero-Powell for the project “DNA Barcoding of Lichens at Charles Darwin’s estate, Down House”, Munshi-South Lab, Drexel University, USA.
2026 Undergraduate Co-op Co-supervisor of Jonah Weckstein, Munshi-South Lab, Drexel University, USA.
2025 Star Scholar Co-supervisor of Madison O’Brien, Drexel University, for the project titled “Genomics of the Common Urban Lichens Physcia millgrana and P. stellaris”. Madison presented her results at the STAR Scholars Summer Showcase. Munshi-South Lab, Drexel University, USA.
2020-2023 Master Student Co-supervisor of Mika H. Kirkhus with the project, “Hidden diversity and host specificity”, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway. Link to Publication
2018 Undergraduate Student Co-Supervisor of Sarah Gayer with the independent research project: “DESS deconstructed: Is EDTA solely responsible for protection of high molecular weight DNA in this common tissue preservative?” Ocean Genome Legacy, Northeastern University, USA. Link to Publication
2017-2018 Undergraduate Student Supervisor of Kerste Milik with the independent research project: “DNA Barcoding of brittle stars in the deep Pacific Ocean.” Kerste presented her results at the Annual Environmental Conference, MA Association of Conservation Commissions (MACC), in Worcester March, 2018. Ocean Genome Legacy, Northeastern University, USA. Link to Barcode of Life Sequences
- 2016-2017 High School Student Supervisor of Margaret Slein with the independent research project: “The Study of Hemigrapsus sanguineus Population Density and Genetic Variation.” Maggie won fist place at the Annual South Shore Regional Science Fair and presented at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles May 14-19, 2017. Ocean Genome Legacy, Northeastern University, USA. Link to News Brief
Workshop and Course Organization
Jul 2026 “Lichens, Biofilms, and Stone“ Lecturer and Course Organizer at Eagle Hill Institute, in Steuben, ME, USA.
Aug 2024 “Sparking East African Energy & Environment connections by expanding the BIOCOVE network in Norway (Spark-BIOCOVE)” Workshop Organizer, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway.
Jun 2023 “Workshop in Spatial Phylogenetics“ Course Organizer, ForBio Research School for Bioinformatics, Norway. Funded and orchestrated Spatial Phylogenetics Workshop for graduate students
Mar 2022 “Psora Identification Workshop” Co-organizer, Northwest Lichenologists & California Lichen Society Meeting, CA, USA.
Aug 2021 “Track Global Lichen Diversity with Community Science on iNaturalist” Workshop Organizer, International Association of Lichenology, 9th International Congress, Brazil.