Department of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
270 Stockbridge Road
Amherst, MA 01003
Email: aokusu at psis.umass.edu
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Ph.D. (2003)
Harvard University, MA, Organismic & Evolutionary BiologyWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Guest Student, Department of Biolog
Thesis Title: “Evolution of “early” molluscs: Integrating phylogenetic, developmental, and morphological approaches”
B. A. Magna Cum Laude, Biology with Honors (1996)
Hamilton College, NY
Thesis Title: “Phylogenetic analysis of class Scaphopoda (Mollusca) using shell microstructure”
Professional Appointments
Education
Research Fellow (2009-present)
Department of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Assistant Professor (2007-2009)
Simmons College, MA
Visiting Research Associate (2007-present)
Harvard University, MA
Preceptor in Genetics, Genomics and Evolution (2005-2007)
Undergraduate Life Science Education (Curriculum development)
Harvard University, MA
Lecturer in Graduate Research Methods and Scholarly Writing in the Biological Sciences (2006-2007)
Harvard Extension School, MA
Master of Arts and Sciences, Natural Sciences
Postdoctoral Fellow (2004-2006)
Harvard University, MA, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
Postdoctoral Research Scholar (2003-2004)
Dartmouth College, NH, Biological Sciences
