
Curriculum vitae
Last updated February 3, 2025
Education
PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Podos
2020–present
MSc, University of São Paulo
Ecology
Advisors: Dr. Eduardo S. A. Santos & Dr. Rafael Maia
2016–19
BSc, Mackenzie University
Biological Sciences
Advisors: Dr. Paola L. Dall'Occo & Dr. Miguel Â. Marini
2011-15
Peer-reviewed Articles
6. Graham, ZA, JJ Florentino, SP Smithers, JCT Menezes, JE Carvalho & AV Palaoro. Claw coloration in the fiddler crab Leptuca uruguayensis has no correlation with male quality. Current Zoology. Link
2024
5. Menezes, JCT & AV Palaoro. Flight hampers the evolution of weapons in birds. Ecology Letters 25: 624–634. Link
2022
4. Menezes, JCT & ESA Santos. Habitat structure drives the evolution of aerial displays in birds. Journal of Animal Ecology 89: 482-493. Link
2020
3. Menezes, JCT & MÂ Marini. Predators of bird nests in the Neotropics: a review. Journal of Field Ornithology 88: 99-114. Link
2017
1. Menezes, JCT, BC Barbosa, & F Prezoto (2014). Previously unreported nesting associations of the Yellow-olive Flycatcher (Tolmomyias sulphurescens) with social wasps and bees. Ornitología Neotropical 25: 363-368. PDF
2014
Grants & Awards
Fellowships & Research Grants
UMass Fieldwork Grant
$ 5,000
2024
UMass Natural History Collections Scholarship
$ 5,000
2022
UMass Predissertation Grant
$ 1,000
2022
UMass Spaulding-Smith Fellowship
$ 50,000
2021, 25
UMass OEB First Year Fellowship
$ 5,762
2021
ABS Developing Nations Research Grant
$ 1,652
2019
CAPES Master's Fellowship
$10,600
2016–2018
Travel Awards
Animal Behavior Society
2018, 23
UMass Graduate School Travel Award
2023
UMass IDGP Travel Award
2023
Princeton EEB Scholars Program, NJ
2018
Presentations
Presented as *poster or †talk
Relationship between amplitude and frequency in bird vocalizations
†59th Conference of the Animal Behavior Society, San José, Costa Rica
2023
Flight hampers the evolution of weapons in birds
†57th Conference of the Animal Behavior Society (Virtual)
2020
Habitat structure drives the evolution of aerial displays in birds
*Princeton EEB Scholars Program, Princeton, NJ
†55th Conference of the Animal Behavior Society, Milwaukee, WI
2018
Lack of remote monitoring of nests may explain why few Neotropical nest predators are mammals
*Ornithological Congress of the Americas, Puerto Iguazú, Argentina
2017
A meta-analysis of New World nest predators
*X Neotropical Ornithological Congress, Manaus, Brazil
2015
Reviewing Experience
(chronological)
Scientific Journals
- Proceedings B (5)
- Nature Communications (1)
- Ornithology/The Auk (3)
- Ecology & Evolution (1)
- Ornithology Research/Brazilian J. of Ornithology (6)
- PeerJ (3)
- J. of Herpetology (2)
- J. of Ethology (1)
- Wilson J. of Ornithology (3)
- Ornitología Neotropical (2)
Society Grants
- Animal Behavior Society Student Research Grant (3)
Teaching Assistant Experience
Evolution
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA • Guest speaker in six lectures • led grading team • helped design assignments
2024
Animal Behavior
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA • Led four lab sections total (24 students per section)
2022, 23
Experimental Comparative Physiology
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA • Led two lab sections (24 students per section)
2022
Animal Behavior
University of São Paulo, Brazil • Assisted students at in-class exercises
2019
Use of R Language for Data Analysis in Ecology
University of São Paulo, Brazil • Assisted students at in-class exercises
2018
Volunteer Experience
Volunteer & Departmental Service
OEB Mentoring Committee
Helped run peer mentoring program for incoming students • mentored three students
2022–24
OEB Seminars Committee
Elected student representative • helped curate and organize weekly seminars
2022–23
EcoEncontros Seminar Series Committee
Helped organize 91 seminars • created ecoencontros.ib.usp.br/en • treasurer
2018–20
Butantan Institute
Abundance point-counter in the Bird Observatory's monthly census
2017–19
PROEX Student Committee
Helped allocate Graduate Program's budget to research projects by 36 graduate students
2017–18
Contributions to Citizen Science
2016–present
eBird/Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Hotspot editor for Brazil
Made 872 annotations for Merlin Sound ID
Submitted 8,347 bird checklists
2015–present
Selected Workshops
Summer School on Mathematical Biology
ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research, Brazil
Instructor: Dr. Roberto Kraenkel
2020
Macroevolution
University of the Republic, Uruguay
Instructors: Dr. Liam Revell & Dr. Luke Harmon
2019
Phylogenetic comparative methods
Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Instructor: Dr. Diogo Provete
2017
Ornithology field course
Butantan Institute, Brazil
Lead instructor: Luciano Moreira-Lima
2016
Taxonomy & systematics
Mackenzie University, Brazil
Instructor: Dr. Gustavo Schmidt
2012
Work Experience
Freelance field ornithologist
Bird surveys in the Atlantic and Amazon forests
2015–20
University of Brasilia/Infraero
Research assistant in the wildlife management team of Congonhas/São Paulo Airport
2014
Skills
Software
- R
- R Markdown
- Shiny
- DeepLabCut
- BayesTraits
- NetLogo
- QGis
- Adobe Illustrator
Language
- Portuguese (mother language)
- English (fluent • ILR3 certificate)
- Spanish (intermediate • ILR2 certificate)
- German (elementary • ILR3 certificate)
- Italian (elementary)