PAUL Q. SIMS
CURRICULUM VITAE
Address: Reader Laboratory
Department of Biology,
McGill University,
1205 avenue Docteur Penfield,
Montréal, Québec H3A 1B1, Canada
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://paulqsims.weebly.com/index.html
Department of Biology,
McGill University,
1205 avenue Docteur Penfield,
Montréal, Québec H3A 1B1, Canada
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://paulqsims.weebly.com/index.html
EDUCATION
2012 – Present Ph.D. Candidate, 3rd Year
McGill University, Department of Biology
GPA: 4.00/4.00
2007 – 2012 B.Sc. Wildlife Biology, Minor: Music
Oregon State University
GPA: 3.72/4.00; Magna cum Laude
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
November 2015 McGill University, Molson Hilton Hart Fellowship
February 2014 McGill University, Research Travel Award
March 2013 McGill University, Research Travel Award
September 2012 McGill University, Graduate Excellence Award
November 2015 McGill University, Molson Hilton Hart Fellowship
- Funded TA workload reduction
- $5,400 CAD
February 2014 McGill University, Research Travel Award
- Funded PhD fieldwork expenses in Sutton, QC
- Successfully completed 3000 problem-solving presentations to chipmunks at three field sites
- $2000 CAD
March 2013 McGill University, Research Travel Award
- Funded fieldwork expenses in Trinidad
- Successfully completed study of exploratory behaviour in guppies at 3 field populations
- $1850 CAD
September 2012 McGill University, Graduate Excellence Award
- $5,000 CAD
PUBLICATIONS
ARTICLES
Sims, P.Q., Vaughn, R., Hung, S.K., and B. Würsig. 2012. Sounds of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in West Hong Kong: A preliminary description. Journal of the
Acoustical Society of America 130: EL48-54.
Sims, P.Q., Hung, S.K., and B. Würsig. 2012. High-speed vessel noises in West Hong Kong waters and their contributions relative to Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis). Journal of Marine Biology 2012, pp. 1-11.
SUBMITTED
Vaccaro, E.A., Sims, P.Q., Feldhoff, R.C., and L.D. Houck. Submitted. Components of a courtship pheromone mix differentially modulate processing of sexual and nonsexual stimuli in female salamanders. Submittted to: Behavioral Ecology
Sims, P.Q., Vaughn, R., Hung, S.K., and B. Würsig. 2012. Sounds of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in West Hong Kong: A preliminary description. Journal of the
Acoustical Society of America 130: EL48-54.
Sims, P.Q., Hung, S.K., and B. Würsig. 2012. High-speed vessel noises in West Hong Kong waters and their contributions relative to Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis). Journal of Marine Biology 2012, pp. 1-11.
SUBMITTED
Vaccaro, E.A., Sims, P.Q., Feldhoff, R.C., and L.D. Houck. Submitted. Components of a courtship pheromone mix differentially modulate processing of sexual and nonsexual stimuli in female salamanders. Submittted to: Behavioral Ecology
PRESENTATIONS
Sims, P.Q. 2015. Innovation and problem-solving in Eastern chipmunks (Tamia striatus). Oral presentation. Neuroscience Retreat, McGill University, Biology Department.
Sims, P.Q., Hung, S., Vaughn, R., and B. Würsig. 2011. Characterizations of Indo-Pacific Humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) vocalizations in Hong Kong. Poster presentation. The Wildlife Society, OR chapter annual conference, Bend, OR.
Sims, P.Q., Hung, S., Vaughn, R., and B. Würsig. 2010. Characterizations of Indo-Pacific Humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) vocalizations in Hong Kong. Oral and poster presentation, NSF REU Symposium at TAMUG, Galveston, TX.
SKILLS & WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOPS
Sirtrack Radio Telemetry Weekend Workshop Certification (spring 2011)
QCBS R Workshop Series (Fall 2014)
QCBS MySQL Workshop (Fall 2014)
COMPUTER
General: Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel)
Vector Image Editing: Inkscape
Statistics: R
Audio: Raven Pro (basic sound parameters), Adobe Audition (sound and form analyses), SpectraLAB (sound analyses)
Sirtrack Radio Telemetry Weekend Workshop Certification (spring 2011)
QCBS R Workshop Series (Fall 2014)
QCBS MySQL Workshop (Fall 2014)
COMPUTER
General: Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel)
Vector Image Editing: Inkscape
Statistics: R
Audio: Raven Pro (basic sound parameters), Adobe Audition (sound and form analyses), SpectraLAB (sound analyses)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
August 2015 – Present Teaching Assistant: 180 h
BIOL206: Methods in the Biology of Organisms
August – December 2014 Teaching Assistant: 180 h
BIOL206: Methods in the Biology of Organisms
August 2014 T-Pulse Graduate Teaching Workshop Attendee
January – May 2014 Teaching Assistant: 180 h - 90 h each
BIOL307: Behavioural Ecology
BIOL112: Cell and Molecular Biology
COURSEWORK
August – December 2015 PSYC536: Correlation Techniques
Grade: A
August – December 2014 BIOL596: Evolutionary Ecology
Grade: A