An aspiring herpetologist

Hello! My name is John Nguyen and I am a recent graduate of Columbia University (BA, Environmental Biology, 2023). I grew up in Brevard, North Carolina, a whimsical little town located in the Blue Ridge Mountains and swaddled by biodiverse life. I am an aspiring herpetologist, seeking to unravel the underpinnings of evolutionary processes in amphibians and reptiles using an integrative approach. As a first-generation, queer Southeast Asian-American, I am also passionate about increasing accessibility and advocating for marginalized communities within the fields of ecology and evolutionary biology. In my free time, I enjoy film photography, hiking, printmaking, and jamming out on my bass clarinet!

Currently, I am a NSF RaMP Fellow with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI). My research investigates how Anolis lizards may respond to environmental and climate change. This project is guided by Owen McMillan (STRI), Christian Cox (Florida International University), and Michael Logan (University of Nevada, Reno).

John Nguyen CV

PUBLICATIONS

Nguyen, J., McLaughlin, P., Irian, C., Scheinberg, L., Bell, R. Diversity and distribution of reed frogs (Hyperolius spp.) on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. (In preparation)

Nguyen, J., Barker, W., Wong, M., Tang, W., Batterman, S. Ecosystem herbivory changes across tropical forest secondary succession but not soil fertility. (In preparation)

Nguyen, J., Bell, R. Historical prevalence of the chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in amphibian populations in West Africa. (In preparation)