DIANA SHARPE
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Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation of Freshwater Fish 

Research Overview:

I am an evolutionary ecologist broadly interested in the natural history, ecology and evolution of freshwater fishes. My research is strongly field-oriented, and focuses on lacustrine fish assemblages in East Africa and Central America – both global hotspots of vertebrate diversity. I am interested in understanding how both natural (predation, competition) and anthropogenic (invasions, fishing, impoundment) drivers interact to influence organisms’ functional traits and ecological niches, and how such changes may scale up to influence community and food web structure in aquatic systems. Overall, my research seeks to advance our basic understanding of the evolutionary ecology of fishes while also informing efforts to conserve threatened species and sustainably manage inland fisheries for the welfare of local communities that depend on them.
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Academic Appointments & Education

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  • Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies, Environmental Science and Public Policy, Harvard University: 2023 - Present
  • Assistant Professor, Worcester State University: 2020 – 2023
  • Associate Editor, Biological Invasions: 2022 - Present
  • Lecturer, University of Massachusetts Boston: 2019 – 2020
  • Post-doctoral Fellow, McGill University/ STRI: 2015 - 2018
  • Post-doctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI): 2013 - 2015
  • Ph.D. (Biology), McGill University: 2007 – 2013
  • B.Sc. (Biology, Hon.), McGill University: 2003 - 2007

Contact Information

Dr. Diana Sharpe
Harvard University Center for the Environment
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA
 
E-mail: [email protected]
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