Matt Bonfitto

**** ****** *** • Saint Paul, MN **105• 630-***-**** • ac9vv5@r.postjobfree.com

Research biologist and biology instructor with experience in lecture, laboratory, and seminar-style classes. 4+ years of experience in research. Experience performing public outreach in a museum setting. EDUCATION

Master’s Degree in Biology, 2019

Loyola University Chicago

Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, 2016

Loyola University Chicago

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENs

Loyola University Chicago – Biology, Chicago, IL

Graduate Research Assistant, Fall 2016-Present

Created, tested, and perfected protocol for a novel method of 3D shape capture for biological studies. Applied this method to quantify shape variation and evolutionary trends in multiple lineages to decode the evolutionary effect of ecological factors on morphological evolution.

Loyola University Chicago - Biology, Chicago, IL

BIOL 111/112 Instructor of Record, Fall 2018-Present Instructed general biology lab courses for Loyola undergraduates.

• Leading, teaching, and giving feedback to over 100 students

• Scheduling and developing curriculums, lectures, and tests Loyola University Chicago –Biology, Chicago, IL

Teacher’s Assistant, Fall 2016-Spring 2017

Worked as a teacher’s assistant for a lecture-based Evolution course and a newly offered seminar-style course on the evolution of sexual selection and mate competition. Loyola University Chicago – Institute of Environmental Sustainability, Chicago, IL Undergraduate Teacher’s Assistant, Fall 2015-Spring 2016 As an undergraduate, worked as a teacher’s assistant for two professors in a newly offered ecology lab course.

• Helped plan and oversee semester-long research projects

• Taught students data analysis in R, and graded R assignments The Field Museum, Chicago, IL

Undergraduate Research Intern, Spring 2015-Spring 2016

• Collected biological data as part of a larger research project

• Worked with multivariate data to help delineate species PUBLICATIONS

Younger JL, Strozier L, Maddox JD, Nyári ÁS, Bonfitto MT, Raherilalao M-J, Goodman SM, Reddy S. 2018. Hidden diversity of forest birds in Madagascar revealed using integrative taxonomy. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 124: 16-26. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

2018. Bonfitto M, Reddy S. Photogrammetry as a Method for 3D Shape Capture of Bird Bills. 27th International Ornithological Congress; Vancouver, BC, Canada.

2017. Bonfitto M, Reddy S. Investigating the Role of Ecology and Evolution in Bill Shape Variation among Malagasy Vangas Using 3D Geometric Morphometrics. American Ornithological Society; East Lansing, MI, USA. 2017. Younger JL, Strozier L, Maddox JD, Bonfitto M, Kyriazis C, Nyári ÁS, Goodman SM, Raherilalao M-J, Reddy S. Hidden diversity in the Vangas of Madagascar. American Ornithological Society; East Lansing, MI, USA. 2017. Souza N, Bonfitto M, Chaudhari S, Witkoski J, Hanson M, Reddy S. Geometric Morphometrics and the Evolution of Bill Shape in Babblers (Timaliidae). American Ornithological Society; East Lansing, MI, USA (poster) 2017. Akthar S*, Bonfitto M*, Helms O*, Patel G*, Patel R*, Savaliya R*, Souza N*, Reddy S. Using Geometric Morphometrics to Analyze Shape Variation of the Malagasy Vangas. The March For Science Expo; Chicago, IL, USA

(poster)

*equal contributors, listed alphabetically

2017. Younger JL, Strozier L, Maddox JD, Bonfitto M, Kyriazis C, Nyári ÁS, Siddiqui N, Goodman SM, Raherilalao M-J, Reddy S. Hidden diversity in the Vangas of Madagascar. Evolution; Portland, OR, USA. 2016. Bonfitto M, Gracias N, Reddy S. Morphometric Analysis of the Adaptive Radiation of the Malagasy Vangas. 2016 Undergraduate Research & Engagement Symposium Program; Chicago, IL, USA. (poster) 2015. Nowak Z, Gracias N, December N, Bonfitto M, Reddy S. Morphometric Study of Bill Variation of Vanga Birds in Madagascar. 2015 Undergraduate Research & Engagement Symposium Program; Chicago, IL, USA (poster) PUBLIC OUTREACH

2016 to Presenting scientist at Loyola University Chicago Biology Bootcamp. 2018

2017

2017

Presenting scientist at the Field Museum of Natural History event “March for Science Expo” Room Host at Wild Things Conference in Chicago, IL 2016 Presenting scientist at the Field Museum of Natural History event “All About Birds”.

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