Jesse M. Rubenstein Email & Phone Number

Christchurch, Nz

Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand

My research focuses on invasion biology and biosecurity, with an emphasis on quarantine and noxious weeds, as well as the evolving weed diversity in New Zealand’s crop seed trade. I collaborate with the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries, international inspection agencies, and major seed companies. These efforts aim to identify invasive, herbicide-resistant, and prohibited weeds in crop seeds worldwide, thereby contributing to a deeper understanding of global biosecurity challenges.

Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand

• Teaching assistant for Advanced Geographic Information Systems (600-level postgraduate course)• Assisted students with ArcGIS Pro and ArcCatalog lab assignments

New Zealand

• Coordinated networking and career advancement events for postgraduate students studying biosecurity• Fostered a supportive and collaborative environment for students in the biosecurity space

Haddam, Connecticut, United States

• Faculty appointment (18-month term)• Taught geospatial technologies to government agencies, land trusts, researchers, and teachers using tools like ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcMap, StoryMaps, eBird, iNaturalist• Developed geospatial workshops, technical manuals, and StoryMaps• Created geospatial models

Storrs, Connecticut, United States

• Organized NSF-funded two-day field workshops, pairing teens with adult volunteers to foster collaborative conservation efforts• Provided training and guidance for initiating and managing local conservation projects• Actively recruited adult participants, students and teachers through targeted outreach at conservation groups, land trusts and high schools throughout Connecticut

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

• Educator for an NSF-funded summer program• Instructed high school students and teachers from under-resourced communities in geospatial technologies, utilizing ArcGIS Online, StoryMaps, Google Earth, and SketchUp

Rochester, New York Area

• Regularly taught ‘Birdwatching 101’ and ‘eBird 101’ to the general public• Provided instruction on utilising digital technologies to enhance birdwatching

Gualimán, Ecuador

• Led a diverse team in conducting a census of avian diversity in the Andean cloud forest• Identified four critically endangered, nine vulnerable, and thirteen near threatened bird species• Established the public eBird hotspot for Los Cedros (currently at 362 bird species)• Administrator for the Los Cedros eBird account, which has over 300 species from census and historical data• Census data was part of a study focused on protecting species threatened by mining concessions

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

• Conducted a census of avian diversity in National Parks throughout Utah and Colorado• Camped in remote locations and conducted transects in rugged terrain• Position held for two consecutive summers

Rochester, New York, United States

• Teaching assistant for General Biology (100-level undergraduate course) • Taught laboratory component and created lab examination material

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Ecology

• Focus: ecology, biosecurity, plant protection • Dissertation: Assessing biosecurity risks and weed seed contamination in the seed.

Master Of Science - Ms, Geographic Information Science And Cartography

• Focus: GIS, environmental niche modelling • Thesis: Expanding the conservation focal area for the Golden-winged Warbler in New York

Master Of Science - Ms, Environmental Science

• Focus: GIS, environmental niche modelling, conservation biology, ornithology • Thesis: Using geographic information systems to identify.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Biology, General

• Focus: physiology, nutrition