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Join the Tumber-Dávila LAb
spotlight // Fall , 2024
UPDATE 8/12/24:
The Tumber-Dávila Lab is looking for a full-time lab and field research assistant. If you are interested, you can find more information about the job and how to apply here:
https://searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/75224?job_application_id=360656
Apply by September 3rd which is our initial review date
If you are looking for a Post-Doc, PhD position, or anything else: Learn more about opportunities in the lab here
The Tumber-Dávila Lab is looking for a full-time lab and field research assistant. If you are interested, you can find more information about the job and how to apply here:
https://searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/75224?job_application_id=360656
Apply by September 3rd which is our initial review date
If you are looking for a Post-Doc, PhD position, or anything else: Learn more about opportunities in the lab here
Ecological Society of America Meeting
Portland, Oregon
spotlight // August 6-11, 2023
This upcoming week at #ESA2023 I'm involved in some super cool sessions spanning the breadth of my research interests forest carbon, plant root systems, DEI & Latin America and the Caribbean, with super awesome folks!!! Come check it out & reach out if you'd like to meet
Gave the Harvard Forest Seminar
spotlight // October 27, 2021
Was invited to give the Harvard Forest Seminar on my previous research. To see who else will be giving a talk, check-out the seminar website.
Starting LTER Postdoc
Harvard Forest, Harvard University
spotlight // September 1, 2021
In September 2021 I began a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Forest LTER working in Dr. Jonathan Thompson's Landscape Ecology Laboratory. We study long-term and broad-scale changes in forest ecosystems, with an emphasis on quantifying how land use - including harvest, conversion, and land protection - affects forest ecosystem processes and services. The majority of our work focuses on New England and is associated with the Harvard Forest Long Term Ecological Research Program. My work in the Thompson lab focuses on the impacts of disturbances on New England Forest Carbon and at furthering our understanding of forests as a nature-based climate solutions and the risks to forest carbon pools with the goal of reaching policy-driven climate change mitigation goals
Defended my Ph.D.
Environmental Earth System ScienCE
spotlight // juLY 27, 2021
On July 27th, I successfully defended my Ph.D. at Stanford University in front of family, friends, colleagues and a panel filled with some of the scientists that have molded my journey. A sincere thank you to my committee members: Dr. Rob Jackson, Dr. H. Jochen Schenk, Dr. Alexandra Konings, Dr. Scott Fendorf, and Dr. Kabir Peay.
If you want to learn about my graduate research, check-out the video below:
If you want to learn about my graduate research, check-out the video below:
About Me
MY Path to stanford Earth
I was born and raised on the southeastern corner of Puerto Rico to Puerto Rican and Indian parents. I lived in Puerto Rico until my late childhood, where on the weekends my father would take my family to explore the natural wonders of Borinquen. This includes El Yunque tropical rainforest, the caves at Camuy, bioluminescent bays, and the beaches of Vieques and Culebra. During my childhood, both my parents were educators, while most of my extended family worked in agriculture. My heritage has strengthened my bond with nature, and informed the trajectory of my academic career thus far.
During my late childhood my family moved to New England, where I graduated from Leominster High School, and later attended the University of New Hampshire. While in New England, I had the opportunity to explore different realms of the natural world, including the beauty of the White Mountains, and the northern temperate forests.
At the University of New Hampshire I obtained a B.S. in Environmental Conservation and Sustainability, with a focus in Forest Ecology, and a Forestry Minor. While at UNH, I was heavily involved in diversity initiatives and research throughout all four years, where I developed a passion for terrestrial ecology and the career aspiration of becoming a professor.
This led me to Stanford University, where I am currently in the Environmental Earth System Science Ph.D. program, studying plant root systems.
During my late childhood my family moved to New England, where I graduated from Leominster High School, and later attended the University of New Hampshire. While in New England, I had the opportunity to explore different realms of the natural world, including the beauty of the White Mountains, and the northern temperate forests.
At the University of New Hampshire I obtained a B.S. in Environmental Conservation and Sustainability, with a focus in Forest Ecology, and a Forestry Minor. While at UNH, I was heavily involved in diversity initiatives and research throughout all four years, where I developed a passion for terrestrial ecology and the career aspiration of becoming a professor.
This led me to Stanford University, where I am currently in the Environmental Earth System Science Ph.D. program, studying plant root systems.
recipient of certificate for outstanding achievement in mentoring
spotlight // june 8, 2018
Dean Stephan A. Graham:
"Dear Shersingh,
We are very pleased to present you with a Certificate of Achievement in Mentoring in the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences...
We were thrilled with the broad range of experiences represented in the applicant pool—as a group, you have mentored high school students in the lab, undergraduate students in research and in courses, graduate students in your research groups, peers in your program, and others in your field areas or the community. Your efforts have had enormous impact, as we saw in the enthusiastic letters from your mentees and advisors... Your thoughtful reflections will serve as an excellent guide for others who are considering embarking on a sustained mentoring relationship...You will receive an award provided by the generous support of the Chris MacAskill fund. Chris is a graduate of the School (M.S. 1985, Geophysics) who is particularly interested in collaborative educational efforts. Your mentoring role is a great example of what he wishes to honor.
Thank you again for all the great and inspirational work you have done for our School."
"Dear Shersingh,
We are very pleased to present you with a Certificate of Achievement in Mentoring in the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences...
We were thrilled with the broad range of experiences represented in the applicant pool—as a group, you have mentored high school students in the lab, undergraduate students in research and in courses, graduate students in your research groups, peers in your program, and others in your field areas or the community. Your efforts have had enormous impact, as we saw in the enthusiastic letters from your mentees and advisors... Your thoughtful reflections will serve as an excellent guide for others who are considering embarking on a sustained mentoring relationship...You will receive an award provided by the generous support of the Chris MacAskill fund. Chris is a graduate of the School (M.S. 1985, Geophysics) who is particularly interested in collaborative educational efforts. Your mentoring role is a great example of what he wishes to honor.
Thank you again for all the great and inspirational work you have done for our School."