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Lecturer of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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I am a Lecturer in the Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Â鶹ӰÒô, and the university's Campus Sustainability Liaison. I also coordinate the Environmental Science and Sustainability and Climate Action programs. In this role, I advise and mentor students majoring in Environmental Biology on the Ecology and Conservation track and those enrolled in the Environmental Science and Sustainability and Climate Action minor or concentration.
As Sustainability Liaison, I supervise all sustainability initiatives on campus and chair the Sustainability Working Group. Convened in September 2024, the Working Group is responsible for outlining sustainable campus development options through 2030, with milestones towards net-zero emissions by 2050, by integrating renewable energy, waste reduction, and green infrastructure across the university.
Ph D, University of Calgary
MS, University of New Haven
BA, Â鶹ӰÒô
Patalano, R., Preservation of plant-wax biomarkers in Deserts: Implications for Quaternary environment and human evolutionary studies, Journal of Quaternary Science. , 2024.
Patalano, R., Forest mosaics, not savanna corridors, dominated in Southeast Asia during the Last Glacial Maximum, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2023.
Outstanding Service Award, 2024
Lecturer of Biological and Biomedical Sciences