Selected Chapters

More to come here after the viva is completed! I’ll keep you posted.

Here is a teaser: In May 2023, I was a finalist in The University of Lisbon’s 3 Minute Thesis competition at the National Museum of Science & Natural History It was difficult to distill many years of research into a three-minute presentation with one slide. Although I adapted my final presentation from my original submission – I want to shed some light on the process. So, I will share my initial video submission and the audio recording of the final presentation I used to help myself memorize what I would say. It was really intimidating to present in the auditorium, which was a semicircular amphitheater, with a stage at the bottom and ascending tiered seating for the audience. Thankfully, my daughter was sitting at the top right – and when I found myself freaking out in the moment, I would just glance at her watching me. This also helped me recalibrate my expectations at the end, reminding myself there was more to this experience than placing.