Ida M Conflitti
Research . Data Analysis . Scientific Writing . Teaching . Project Management . Graphic Design
Education
2008-2014 | Doctor of Philosophy Degree | University of Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum |
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2003-2008 | Honours Bachelor of Science Degree | University of Toronto |
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1999-2000 | Digital Media Design Diploma | International Academy of Design |
Experience
2017-present | Research Project Manager | Zayed Lab: York University |
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2016-2017 | Wildlife Rehabilitator | Toronto Wildlife Centre |
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2016 | Quantitative Analyst | Independent Trading Group (ITG) Inc. |
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2008-2015 | Research Assistant | Currie and Murphy Labs: University of Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum |
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2008-2014 | Teaching Assistant | University of Toronto |
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2008 | Research and Laboratory Assistant | Baker Lab: University of Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum |
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2000-2005 | Advertising Graphic Designer and Developer | HowToWebTV Inc. |
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Publications
Kent CK, Tiwari T, Rose S, Patel H, Conflitti IM, and Zayed A, in press. Studying the genetics of behaviour in the genomics era. Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, 2nd Edition, Elsevier (invited chapter).
Conflitti IM, Shields GF, Murphy RW, and Currie DC, 2017. Resolving evolutionary relationships in closely related non-model organisms: a case study using chromosomally distinct members of a black fly species complex. Systematic Entomology 42, 489-508. view abstract
Conflitti IM, Shields GF, Murphy RW, and Currie DC, 2015. Genetic panmixia within a narrow contact zone between chromosomally and ecologically distinct black fly sibling species (Diptera: Simuliidae). Journal of Evolutionary Biology 28, 1625-1640. view abstract
Conflitti IM, Shields GF, Murphy RW, and Currie DC, 2015. The speciation continuum: ecological and chromosomal divergence in the Simulium arcticum complex (Diptera: Simuliidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 115, 13-27. view abstract
Conflitti IM, Shields GF, Murphy RW, and Currie DC, 2014. The speciation continuum: Population structure, gene flow, and maternal ancestry in the Simulium arcticum complex (Diptera: Simuliidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 78, 43-55. view abstract
Conflitti IM, Pruess KP, Cywinska A, Powers TO, and Currie DC, 2013. DNA barcoding distinguishes pest species of the black fly genus Cnephia (Diptera: Simuliidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 50, 1250-1260. view abstract
Conflitti IM, Shields GF, and Currie DC, 2012. A "complex" problem: delimiting sibling species boundaries in black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae). The Canadian Entomologist 144, 323-336. view abstract
Conflitti IM, Spironello M, and Currie DC, 2012. Molecular phylogeny of the North American Simulium malyschevi-group species (Diptera: Simuliidae). Systematic Entomology 37, 571-577. view abstract
Davy CM, Conflitti IM, Storisteanu DML, and Murphy RW, 2012. Isolation and characterization of eleven novel polymorphic microsatellite loci in the spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera). Conservation Genetics Resources 4, 759-761. view abstract
Davy CM, Leifso AE, Conflitti IM, and Murphy RW, 2012. Characterization of 10 novel microsatellite loci and cross-amplification of two loci in the snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina). Conservation Genetics Resources 4, 695-698. view abstract
Conflitti IM, Kratochvil MJ, Spironello M, Shields GF, and Currie DC, 2010. Good species behaving badly: Non-monophyly of black fly sibling species in the Simulium arcticum complex (Diptera: Simuliidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57, 245-257. view abstract
Presentations
Conflitti IM, 2014. Speciation and Species Boundaries in Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae). Exit Seminar, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (oral presentation).
Conflitti IM, Shields GF, Murphy RW, and Currie DC, 2012. An integrative analysis of cryptic black fly species. Evolution, 1st Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (oral presentation).
Conflitti IM, Shields GF, Murphy RW, and Currie DC, 2012. Assessing reproductive isolation among cryptic black fly species. North American Black Fly Association, 10th Annual Meeting, Lake Placid, Florida, USA (oral presentation).
Conflitti IM, Shields GF, Murphy RW, and Currie DC, 2011. Assessing reproductive isolation among cryptic black fly species. Entomological Society of Ontario, 148th Annual Meeting, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada (oral presentation).
Conflitti IM, Shields GF, Murphy RW, and Currie DC, 2011. A 'complex' problem: Delimiting sibling species boundaries in black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae). Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution, 6th Annual Meeting, Banff, Alberta, Canada (poster presentation).
Conflitti IM, 2011. A 'complex' problem: Delimiting sibling species boundaries in black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae). Atwood Colloquium in Ecology and Evolution, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (oral presentation).
Conflitti IM, Shields GF, Murphy RW, and Currie DC, 2010. Molecular tests of a chromosome based speciation model in black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae). 7th International Congress of Dipterology, San Jose, Costa Rica (oral presentation).
Conflitti IM, Shields GF, and Currie DC, 2010. Speciation and Species Boundaries in Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae). North American Black Fly Association, 8th Annual Meeting, Lake Placid, Florida, USA (oral presentation).
Conflitti IM, 2010. Speciation and Species Boundaries in Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae). Appraisal Exam Seminar, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (oral presentation).
Conflitti IM, and Currie DC, 2009. Speciation and Species Boundaries in Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae). Entomological Society of Ontario, 146th Annual Meeting, Minden, Ontario, Canada (oral presentation).
Conflitti IM, and Currie DC, 2009. Microsatellite analysis of the Simulium arcticum species complex from Montana, USA. North American Black Fly Association, 7th Annual Meeting, Lake Placid, Florida, USA (oral presentation).
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Outreach and Workshops
2016-present | Bird Rescuer | Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) Canada |
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2016-present | Wildlife Caregiver | Toronto Wildlife Centre |
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2015-2017 | Art-making Workshop | Art Gallery of Ontario |
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2011-present | Scientific Journal Referee | Various Journals |
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2009-2013 | Biodiversity Educator | Royal Ontario Museum |
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2008 | Oral Presentation Skills Workshop | University of Toronto |
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