Science Resume
Dr. Kirsten H. Sanford
Academic CV
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology (MCIP) from UC Davis, Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior (NPB), December 1, 2006.
B.S. in Wildlife Management from UC Davis, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology (WFCB), June 1996.
POSITIONS HELD
•Graduate Student Researcher, NPB, UC Davis, 2005
•Teaching Assistant and Lecturer, NPB, UC Davis, 1999-2000, 2002-2005.
•Research Associate, Neuropsychopharmacology Lab, UC San Francisco, 2001-2002.
•Research Assistant, NPB, UC Davis, 1998-2000.
•Post-graduate Researcher, NPB, UC Davis, 1998.
•Lab Assistant 2, NPB, UC Davis, 1997.
•Assistant Animal Technician, NPB, UC Davis, 1996-1997.
•Student intern, NPB, UC Davis, 1996.
•Student intern, WFCB, UC Davis, 1995.
•Student Assistant, Medical Surgery Building, UC Davis, 1993-1994.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
•Dissertation research project, MCIP Graduate Group, Drs. Tom Hahn and Vladimir Pravosudov, Fall 2003-present–behavioral and neural studies of learning and memory in wild-caught nomadic and migratory birds.
•Neuropsychopharmacology research, Neuropsychopharmacology Lab (UCSF), Dr. John Mendelson, 2001-2002–neuropsychopharmalogical studies of narcotics on human subjects.
•Electrophysiology Research internship, Dept. of Neuroscience (UC Davis Primate Center), Dr. Kathalin Gothard, Summer 2000–electrophysiological studies of the rhesus monkey brain and involvement of the amygdala in recognition.
•Dissertation research project/research assistant, Physiology Graduate Group, Dr. N.S. Clayton, 1998-2000–behavioral studies of learning and memory in the zebra finch.
•Paid student intern position, NPB, Dr. N.S. Clayton, UC Davis, 1997—hippocampal research investigating involvement of estrogen in spatial memory in zebra finches.
•Student Intern, NPB, Dr. N.S. Clayton, UC Davis, 1996–aided on project investigating the hippocampus and spatial memory in zebra finches.
•Summer Field Research Program, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Colorado, 1995–conducted group research project on bird populations in various habitats.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
•Lab Instructor/Lecturer, Advanced Systemic Physiology Lab (NPB 111L), NPB, UC Davis, Spring and Fall 2003-2005.
•Teaching Assistant, Neurobiology (NPB 100), NPB, UC Davis, Summer 2003.
•Teaching Assistant, General biology for non-majors (BIS 10), NPB, UC Davis, Winter 2003, 2004.
•Lab Instructor/Lecturer, Human Physiology Lab (NPB 101L), NPB, UC Davis, Spring 2000.
•Teaching Assistant/Reader, Animal Behavior (NPB 102), NPB, UC Davis, Winter/Spring 1999 & Winter 2000.
•Mentor for Young Scholar’s Program, NPB, UC Davis, Summer 1997 & 1999
•Kickboxing Instructor, Pallen’s Martial Arts, Davis, 2000
•Sailing Instructor, Stonegate Lake Country Club, Davis, 1994
•Gymnastics Instructor, City of Davis Gymnastics, Davis, 1993-1994
INVITED LECTURES
•Introductory Neurobiology, BIS 10 (General Biology for non-science majors), UC Davis, Instructor – Dr. Jerry Marr, Winter 2003, 2004, 2005.
•The Physiology of Memory in Birds, NPB 117 (Avian Physiology), UC Davis, Instructor – Dr. Jim Millam, Spring 2003-2006.
•The Neurobiology of Memory, NPB 100 (Neurobiology), UC Davis, Instructor – Dr. Cynthia Erickson, Summer 2003.
•Introductory Neurobiology, General Biology for non-science majors, American River College, Instructor – Dr. Alexis Blackmer, Fall 2003.
GRANTS/AWARDS
2005 AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship
2002 Phi Sigma Biological Sciences Honor Society
1999 Jastro-Shields Fellowship Recipient
1999 Animal Behavior RTG Travel Grant Recipient
1999 Physiology Graduate Group Block Grant Recipient
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/COMMUNITY SERVICE
•WIDSI (‘Watch It. Don’t Squash It.’), After-school educational science program for grades 1-5 in West Sacramento elementary school, 2005
•Community radio dj, Host/Producer of ‘This Week in Science’, KDVS 90.3 FM Public Affairs Programming, Tuesdays 8:30-9:30 am, 2000-present
•Campus News Service Internship, UC Davis News Service, Paul Pfotenhauer and Lisa Lapin, production of short television broadcast news stories about UC Davis for public television, January-July 2003
•MCIP Graduate Group Student Steering Committee, 2002-present
•MCIP Graduate Group Recruitment and Membership Committee, 2003-2004
•Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, active member since 2004
•Electric WOMB (Women of Music+Media Business), active member since 2004
•National and Northern California Association for Women in Science: active member since 2004, SV-AWIS President - 2006
•Boy Scout bird guide: 1998
PUBLICATIONS
Sanford, K.H. & Clayton, N.S. (2008). Motivation and memory in Zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) foraging behavior.
Pravosudov, V.V., Sanford, K.H., & Hahn, T.P. (2007). Evolution of brain size in relation to migratory habits in birds.
ABSTRACTS
Sanford, K.H., Breuner, C.W., Hahn, T.P., Pravosudov, V.V. (2006). Relative hippocampal volume is affected by age in migratory Mountain White-Crowned Sparrows. SICB, Orlando, USA.
Sanford, K.H. & Clayton, N.S. (1999). Memory for ‘what and where’ in Zebra Finches. Gordon Research Conference, Oxford, England.
Saldanha, C., London, S., Sanford, K. H., Clayton, N.S, & Schlinger, B.A (1998). Androgen metabolism in the juvenile oscine forebrain: A cross-species comparison at neural loci implicated in learning and memory. Soc. Neurosci. vol. 28, p.699, Los Angeles, USA.
Sanford, K., Clayton, N.S., Saldanha, C., & Schlinger, B.A. (1998). Inhibition of aromatase in zebra finches impairs spatial memory performance and hippocampal structure. Eur. Soc. Neurosci., Berlin, Germany.
Clayton, N.S., Saldanha, C., Sanford, K., & Schlinger, B.A. (1997). Estrogens, memory, and the hippocampus: an avian model. J. Psychopharmacology, 11(3), 268, Cambridge, U.K.
Clayton, N.S., Sanford, K., Saldanha, C., & Schlinger, B.A. (1997). Inhibition of aromatase in zebra finches impairs spatial memory performance and hippocampal structure: I. Behavior. Soc. Neurosci. vol. 27, p.2125, New Orleans, USA.
Saldanha, C., Clayton, N.S., Sanford, K., & Schlinger, B.A. (1997). Inhibition of aromatase in zebra finches impairs spatial memory performance and hippocampal structure: II. Anatomy. Soc. Neurosci. vol. 27, p.2126, New Orleans, US
19 Responses to “Science Resume”
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Kickboxing Instructor?!? There’s something you don’t see on a CV everyday.
Why should I trust your advise about cooking? I see to great resumes, but nothing wi th cooking or restuarant work involved. If your really want to explain science through cooking, bake something.
Oops. I guess that I forgot to include my many years of work experience at local cafes and the years that I have been cooking for myself and my family. Why do you say, “bake something”?
I don’t understand what my experience in restaurant work has to do with teaching science. Food Science is about science, and it uses food as a common topic with which to teach. Food Science is not a cooking show. No one ever said it was.
Why are you attacking me when all I’m doing is trying to make science fun and interesting to more than just scientists? Do you have any real constructive criticism for my show? I am always looking to improve what I so, and can do that with help. But, you’re not helping with your comments so far.
As a mom I think it’s great that you are making science fun and interesting. We all love food! Thanks for helping me able to teach my children how science is involved in cooking and food.
Keep up the great work Kirsten! Don’t take any guff from the yeahoo’s that obviously are of a smaller mind.
Really like Food Science. Please continue to make more.
Possible subjects:
1) Honey - why does it crystalize? why won’t is spoil (or will it)?
2) Butter - what does the agitation process do to transmogrify cream into butter?
3) Bread in the microwave - why does it either revert to dough-like soggy mess (mostly pizza crust here), or become rock hard?
4) yeast - what does it do and why is it needed in breads?
5) emulsifier - water and oil don’t mix without one - mayonnaise!
Hi Kirsten, I love you’re podcast. It is very interisting, thank you. p.s. Justin is a little over the top though.
Why are you attacking me when all I’m doing is trying to make science fun and interesting to more than just scientists?
More seriously, why is he attacking somebody with a black belt in Taekwondo? (Maybe he didn’t read the banner?) Anyhoo, great resume! (deep bow, backing away slowly)
“Student Assistant, Medical Surgery Building”! Wow that’s awesome.
How did you combat procrastination in Grad School?
“I see to great resumes”
“If your really want to explain science through cooking, bake something.”
If you really want to flame a PhD, why don’t you try learning English first?
Anyway, impressive resumes! I love your segments on PopSiren! Any chance you’d consider doing something with animals in one of the episodes? I don’t know what you’d do, but I just like animals (especially tigers) =P
I enjoyed your presentation at EB. I think its great that you’re working to bring science to the public. Keep up the good work.
Kirsten,
Tell us as much as you can about Skeptologists? How’s the filming going? You are part of it, right?
Marry me !
Love
Kirsten,
My 9 year old daughter (who always showed an interest in science) has spent this year struggling with the “tween syndrome” of her friends thinking her interests are “uncool”. After showing her your podcasts, she has discovered that it is not only possible but very rad to be both smart and interested in science but to like fashion and lip gloss at the same time. She even did her science fair project on water based on a recent pop siren episode! (I plan on emailing the pop siren’s a picture!)
So, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! If I could send you flowers I would. You are not only a rock star to my kid, you helped bring her back from Hannah Montana hell!
Kirsten
Love the show I’ve been listening for 4 weeks. I’m an Austin Tx listener and download the show every week gets me through the day at work. I read an interesting thing on space.com about the late Arthur C Clark’s idea about a Self-Forging, High-Velocity ‘Spear’
here’s an excerpt
“In his 1955 novel Earthlight, science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke thought of an incredible superweapon that used giant electromagnets to shoot a stream of molten metal at lightning speed. Now, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) wants one for America’s military.”
Keep up the great work
I’ve listened for the past year or two and greatly enjoyed the show and your uncanny ability to reel in your cohost when required. Best of success from halifax, canada
Dr. Sanford:
I absolutley love your podcasts. I recently graduated from Iowa State with a degree in HRIM and after watching your podcasts I feel conflicted. Could I have possibly gotten the wrong degree??
C’est la vie.
Additionally, my daughter (5) loves your podcasts, as well. Usually we watch the 12 shows that we have EVERY night.
The only suggestions that I have would be to either increase the lengths of the podcasts or increase the number in existence.
Thanks for your time and dedication!
Frank Freeman
All Hail Kiki!!
In response to the posting by Theodore Lizard on February 1, 2008, I have an additional topic for your Food Science Podcast; Unraveling the Mysteries of the Paradoxical Marshmallow.
A quirky food item, consisting of sugar(s) and air. If exposed to microwave radiation it exands. Place said item in a vaccum it expands. Can anything combat the mighty Marshmallow other than grahm crackers and melted chocolate?
Keep up the excellent work Dr.