michael tessler

assistant professor

About

I get excited about most topics in evolution and ecology. My research explores these subjects using poorly known groups of organisms; currently leeches, moss, and microbes.

Country

united states

City

new york

Industry

museums and institutions

Skill

ecology, research, botany, teaching, science, statistics, moss, evolutionary biology, higher education, leeches, phylogenetics, molecular biology, scientific writing, biology, data analysis, systematics, field work

Experience

intern: ecological surveying

arrowwood environmental

2008-5 - 2008-8 · 4 mos

research fellow

mohonk preserve

2013-1 - 2016-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

postdoctoral fellow

american museum of natural history

2017-9 - Present · 9 yrs 1 mo

adjunct faculty in ecology

sterling college

2013-7 - 2015-8 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Created curriculum and teach Field Botany of Cryptogams every other summer

graduate assistant

fordham university

2010-9 - 2013-8 · 3 yrs

intern: moss flora of cape horn

the new york botanical garden

2010-1 - 2010-8 · 8 mos

assistant professor

st. francis college

2020-9 - Present · 6 yrs 1 mo

ph.d student and research fellow

american museum of natural history

2013-8 - 2017-8 · 4 yrs 1 mo

The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. Since its founding in 1869, the Museum has advanced its global mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world and the universe through a wide-ranging program of scientific research, education and exhibition. The Museum is renowned for its exhibitions and scientific collections, which serve as a field guide to the entire planet and present a panorama of the world's cultures.