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• Wildlife

  Scientific Writing

  Statistics

  Science

  Ecology

  Capacity Building

  Environmental Issues

  Environmental Science

  Sustainable Development

  Wildlife Biology

  Grant Writing

  Biology

  Proposal Writing

  Sustainability

  Grants

  Conservation Issues

  Research

  Field Work

  Endangered Species

  Biodiversity

  Ruyle

  Leslie

  Ruyle

  Texas A&M University

  Texas A&M University

  Peace Corps

  Texas A&M University - The Bush School of Government and Public Service

  University of Georgia

  Center on Conflict and Development at Texas A&M University

  Bryan/College Station

  Texas

  Responsibilities include:\n•\tProgrammatic activity generation and coordination between ConDev and USAID Washington; USAID Missions; Field Staff; Public and Private Partners; and HESN Universities (University of California- Berkeley

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Duke University

  Michigan State University

  College of William and Mary

  and Makerere University

  Kampala

  Uganda)\n•\tRepresent the ConDev Center at high-level meetings and events \n•\tStudent programs management- including courses

  competitions

  field experiences

  and internships\n•\tHigh Impact Student Activities\no\tEPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) collaboration with TAMU’s College of Engineering. Collected development challenges from partners in countries around the world for solution creation by interdisciplinary student teams.\no\tOrganized film screenings: “Kombit” and “The Man Who Mends Women”- open to TAMU and the public.\no\tFacilitated Big Ideas competition for TAMU students with UC-Berkeley\no\tAssisted in Capstone courses with the Bush School of Government and Public Service\n•\tResulted in co-authored publication with students\no\tFaculty advisor for Aggie Gents- an all male student development group on TAMU campus\no\tFaculty advisor for Student Initiative for International Development- a student development group on TAMU campus\n•\tResearch lead for natural resources and conflict programs\n

  Assistant Director and Conservation Ecologist

  Texas A&M University

  Texas A&M University

  College Station

  TX

  Annual report preparation for the National Science Foundation\nLead internal program review and impact assessment\nManagement of TAMU Tier One Proposal grant\nManagement of ABS supported undergraduate and graduate student study abroad scholarships\nManagement of ABS supported undergraduate research grants\nServe on all programmatic committees: Executive

  Curriculum

  Assessment

  Vision and Development

  Outreach

  and Selection committees\nServe as central hub for all programmatic communications\nManagement of seminar series for invited speakers including international

  national

  and local conservation practitioners and scholars\nImplementation and management of ABS film series

  open to the program

  university

  and general public\nCo-instruct Amazon Field School course for graduate students addressing the social and ecological complexities of biodiversity conservation in the field.\nInstructor for undergraduate course on Biodiversity Conservation Research\nRecruit new students for program through national professional networks\nServe as informal academic mentor to students \nLead and organize weekly interdisciplinary journal club\nOrganize and recruit for cross-pollination seminars to encourage multi-disciplinary dialogue\nMaintain personal research initiatives

  as well as support other ABS faculty and student research projects

  Research Associate and NSF IGERT Applied Biodiversity Science Program Coordinator

  Texas A&M University

  Cayos Cochinos

  Honduras

  Research topics include:\nPopulation ecology of C. melanosterna using an on-going mark- recapture study\nImpacts on C. melanosterna living with people in a protected area\nEvaluation of iguana farming as a conservation strategy\nSurvey of parasites that may impact survival of C. melanosterna\nExamination of a festival dedicated to consumption of C. melanosterna.\nAssessment of stress levels to C. melanosterna depending on capture techniques\nLocal community conservation education\n\nHawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) conservation project. \nBeach monitoring for nesting activity\nNest relocation and monitoring of nests to hatching\nCommunity and tourist education about turtle products\n\nCoral reef monitoring:\nAssisted Reef Check expeditions with citizen science organization

  Biosphere

  to monitor coral reef health\n\tAssisted local researchers on dives throughout the Cayos Cochinos area

  Dissertation research: Conservation of a Critically Endangered Iguana

  Ctenosaura melanosterna

  University of Georgia

  Bryan/College Station

  Texas Area

  Assistant Director at the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs

  Texas A&M University - The Bush School of Government and Public Service

  Responsibilities included:\n•\tProgrammatic activity generation and coordination between ConDev and USAID Washington; USAID Missions; Field Staff; Public and Private Partners; and HESN Universities (University of California- Berkeley

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Duke University

  Michigan State University

  College of William and Mary

  and Makerere University

  Kampala

  Uganda)\n•\tRepresent the ConDev Center at high-level meetings and events \n•\tStudent programs management- including courses

  competitions

  field experiences

  and internships\n•\tHigh Impact Student Activities\no\tAggies Invent- collaboration with TAMU’s College of Engineering. Collected development challenges from partners in countries around the world for solution creation by interdisciplinary student teams.\no\tOrganized film screenings: Virunga- open to TAMU and the public.\no\tFacilitated Big Ideas competition for TAMU students with UC-Berkeley

  sponsoring a Conflict and Development Category for Texas A&M University\no\tFacilitated the Blind Spots in Development student competition with USAID and TAMU students.\no\tAssisted in Capstone courses with the Bush School of Government and Public Service\n•\tResulted in co-authored publication with students\no\tHosted a geo-coding workshop with HESN partner AidData and University of Texas\no\tFaculty advisor for Aggie Gents- an all male student development group on TAMU campus\no\tFaculty advisor for Student Initiative for International Development- a student development group on TAMU campus\n•\tResearch lead for natural resources and conflict programs\n•\tServed as the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist from June 2015- December 2015 while position was being filled.\n

  Research Scientist

  Academic Manager

  and Network Coordinator

  Bryan/College Station

  Texas Area

  Center on Conflict and Development at Texas A&M University

  Wechiau

  Upper West Region

  Ghana

  Advised in creation of wildlife sanctuary\nCapacity building by training guides

  guards

  and service personnel.\nServed as liaison between communities

  Ghanaian government officials

  NGOs

  and outside development agencies.

  Community Conservation Advisor

  Peace Corps

  College Station

  Texas

  Responsibilities included:\n•\tQuarterly and annual report preparation for USAID\n•\tMonitoring and evaluation of programs\n•\tCoordinated

  planned

  and participated on panel for TAMU

  MSU

  UC-Berkeley

  College of William and Mary moderated by USAID on the Higher Education Solutions Network \no\tSession title \"Transforming Higher Education\" \no\tPanel title: Higher Education Solutions Network - An Innovating Partnership for International Development\n•\tHosted international debate “A legal global trade in threatened species: Bad to the Bone?”\nfrom UK London’s Royal Geographical Society at TAMU- in collaboration with the Earthwatch Institute and the Applied Biodiversity Science Program using Skype and local debaters\n•\tStudent programs management\n•\tOffice lead for natural resources and conflict research programs

  M&E Specialist and Research Scientist

  Conflict & Development at Texas A&M University

  Spanish

  Waale

  Montana State University-Northern

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

  The University of Georgia

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Ecology

  PADI

  Diver Master