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

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

2. Menezes, JCT. Spontaneous approach and apparent play solicitation by a young free-living tayra Eira barbara (Carnivora: Mustelidae) in response to the observer's presence. Revista de Etologia 13: 25-29. Link | PDF

2014

1. Menezes, JCT, BC Barbosa, & F Prezoto (2014). Previously unreported nesting associations of the Yellow-olive Flycatcher (Tolmomyias sulphurescens) (Aves: Tyrannidae) with social wasps and bees. Ornitología Neotropical 25: 363-368. PDF

2014

UMass Predissertation Grant

$ 1,000

2022

UMass Spaulding-Smith Fellowship

$ 50,000

2021, 26

UMass OEB First Year Fellowship

$ 5,762

2021

ABS Developing Nations Research Grant

$ 1,625

2019

CAPES Master's Fellowship

$10,600

2016–2018

Auburn DBS Graduate Student Recruitment Day, AL

2019

Princeton EEB Scholars Program, NJ

2018

Animal Behavior Society, WI

2018

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

Animal behavior

2019

Use of R language for data analysis in ecology

2018

EcoEncontros Seminar Series Committee

Helped organize 91 seminars in ecology & evolution • created and managed 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 distribute part of the Graduate Program's budget among projects by 36 graduate students

2017–18

iNaturalist

Helped identify 3,297 observations

Submitted 2,070 observations of non-avian animals

2016–present

eBird

Hotspot editor for Brazil

Submitted 5,991 bird checklists

2015–present

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

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