EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Biology (2007)

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.

Dissertation title: Speciation in Andean Rivers: morphological and genetic divergence in the catfish genus Chaetostoma (Teleostei: Siluriformes).

Co-advisors: Dr. Richard E. Strauss and Dr. Robert J. Baker.

Masters in Zoology, Major in Systematics and Evolution (2003)

Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.

Thesis title: Análisis Filogenético del género Chaetostoma Tschudi, 1845 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) con énfasis en especies peruanas [Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Chaetostoma Tschudi, 1845 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with emphasis on Peruvian species].

Advisor: Dr. Víctor Pacheco.

Biology Thesis (1998)

Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.

Thesis title: Ictiofauna de la cuenca del Río Perené, Junín, Perú [Ichthyofauna of the Perene River Basin, Junin, Peru].

Advisor: Hernán Ortega.

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences, Major in Fisheries Biology (1998)

Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú.

Program of Pedagogical Sciences Certificate (1993)

Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano, Lima, Perú.

PROFESSIONAL LICENSE

Licensed Fisheries Biologist in Peru, Colegio de Biólogos del Perú N° 3810.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Francis Marion University, Florence, South Carolina (August 2015-present).

Adjunct Faculty, Department of Biology, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina (August 2011-May 2015)

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina (January 2009-May 2011).

Curatorial Assistant, Grice Marine Laboratory Fish and Invertebrate Collection, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina (September 2008-present).

Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Lander University, Greenwood, South Carolina (August 2007-May 2008).

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas (January-May 2003, August 2003-May 2004, August-December 2004, August 2005-June 2006, August 2006-May 2007).

Graduate Research Assistant on geospatial analysis, West Texas Rural EXPORT Center, Texas Tech University-Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas (January-May 2005).

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas (August-December 2002, June 2004, July 2006).

Researcher on Aquatic Systems for the Biodiversity Assessment and Long-term Monitoring, Lower Urubamba Region, Perú - Phases IV a VI. Smithsonian Institution. Institute for Conservation Biology. Peru (1998-1999).

Advisor on Tilapia farming in residual treated waters, at Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales (UNITRAR) [Wastewater-treatment plant of the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería]. Lima, Peru (1997).

Researcher on inventory of marine fishes, assessing parametric and biological data. Department of Taxonomy and Potential Resources. Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE). Callao, Peru (1996).

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Peru (April-July 1996, April-July 1997).

Curatorial Assistant/Collection Manager Assistant, Departamento de Ictiología, Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú (1996-2002).

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Vertebrate Morphology, Ichthyology, Systematics, Speciation, Historic Biogeography.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Francis Marion University

        Biology 205: Human Anatomy (Lecture and Laboratory).

        Biology 236: Human Physiology (Laboratory).

College of Charleston

Biology 101: Concepts and Applications in Biology I (Lecture).

Biology 102: Concepts and Applications in Biology II (Laboratory).

Biology 111: Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology (Lecture).

Biology 201: Human Physiology (Laboratory)

Biology 211: Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation Biology (Lecture and Discussion).

Biology 323: Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates (Laboratory and Invited Lecturer).

Biology 335: Biology of Fishes (Lecture and Laboratory).

Lander University.

Biology 101: Biology for non-majors (Lecture).

Biology 202: Human Anatomy (Lecture and Laboratory).

Biology 203: Human Physiology (Laboratory).

Physical Education and Exercise Studies 210: Anatomy and Physiology of Human Movement (Lecture and Laboratory).

Texas Tech University.

Biology 1403: Biology for Majors (Laboratory).

Biology 1404: Biology for Majors (Laboratory).

Zoology 2402: Human Anatomy and Physiology (Invited Lecturer).

Zoology 2403: Anatomy and Physiology I (Laboratory and Invited Lecturer).

Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru.

Ictiología [Ichthyology] Laboratory.

MENTORING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

Independent student: Elizabeth Ahern. Project: Discrimination of Silversides of the Genus Menidia (Atheriniformes: Atherinopsidae) from the South Atlantic Bight. The Honors College at the College of Charleston (Fall 2010-Spring 2011).

McNair Scholar: Angelica Salazar. Project: Developmental patterns in guppies using morphometric analysis. Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University. (Fall 2005–Spring 2006).

Student: Kathy Proctor, Undergraduate Research Assistant. Project: Species identification of armored catfish genus Chaetostoma (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) based on morphometric analysis. Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University. (Summer I 2005).

SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE

Head of three Graduate and three Undergraduate Teaching Assistants. Anatomy and Physiology I (Zoology 2403) Laboratory, Texas Tech University (Summer I 2006).

Supervisor of one Undergraduate Teaching Assistant. Biology for Majors (Biology 1403 and  Biology 1404) Laboratory, Texas Tech University (Fall 2004, Spring 2004, Fall 2005).

Head of three senior and two junior researchers. Aquatic Ecosystems team for the Biodiversity Assessment and Long-term Monitoring of the Lower Urubamba Region, Perú - Phases IV a VI. Smithsonian Institution. Institute for Conservation Biology (1998-1999).

PUBLICATIONS

Salcedo, N. J. and H. Ortega. 2015. A new species of Chaetostoma, an armored catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), from the río Marañón drainage, Amazon basin, Peru. Neotropical Ichthyology 13 (1): 151-156.

Salcedo, N. J. 2014. Book Review: Swordfish, A Biography of the Ocean Gladiator. Copeia 2014 (1): 192-193.

Salcedo, N. J. 2013. Description of Loraxichthys lexa, new genus and species (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Río Huallaga Basin, central Peru, with notes on the morphology of the enigmatic Lipopterichthys carrioni Norman, 1935. Zootaxa 3640 (4): 557-571.

Salcedo, N. J., D. Rodriguez, R. E. Strauss, and R. J. Baker. 2011. The Fitzcarald Arch: a vicariant event for Chaetostoma (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) Speciation? Copeia 2011 (4): 503-512.

Harold, A. S. and N. J. Salcedo. 2009. Creagrutus yanatili, a new species of characid from the Río Urubamba drainage, southeastern Peru. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 20 (4): 377-383.

Salcedo, N. J. 2006. Two new Species of Chaetostoma (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Huallaga River in Central Peru. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 17 (3): 207-220.

Salcedo, N. J. 2006. New Species of Chaetostoma (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from central Peru. Copeia 2006 (1): 60-67.

Callisto Faria Pereira, M. and N. Salcedo. 2005. Assessment of Limnological Characteristics of the Pastaza River Basin, Perú. In: Willink, P. W., B. Chernoff, and J. McCullough (eds.). A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Aquatic Ecosystems of the Pastaza River Basin, Ecuador and Perú. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment 33. Conservation International, Washington, D. C.

Willink, P. W., B. Chernoff, H. Ortega, R. Barriga, A. Machado-Allison, H. Sanchez, and N. Salcedo. 2005. Fishes of the Pastaza River Watershed: Assessing the Richness, Distribution, and Potential Threats. In: Willink, P. W., B. Chernoff, and J. McCullough (eds.). A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Aquatic Ecosystems of the Pastaza River Basin, Ecuador and Perú. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment 33. Conservation International, Washington, D. C.

Salcedo, N., M. Hidalgo, P. Minaya, E. Castro, R. Acosta, D. Reyes, J. León and S. Udvardy. 2001. Biodiversity Assessment of the Aquatic Systems of the Lower Urubamba Region, Peru. In: Alonso, A., and F. Dallmeier (eds.). Urubamba: The Natural History of a Peruvian Rainforest. SI/MAB Series 7. Smithsonian Institution/Monitoring and Assessment of Biodiversity Program, Washington, D. C.

Ortega, H., M. Hidalgo, N. Salcedo, E. Castro, and C. Riofrio. 2001. Diversity and Conservation of Fish of the Lower Urubamba Region, Peru. In: Alonso, A., and F. Dallmeier (eds.). Urubamba: The Natural History of a Peruvian Rainforest. SI/MAB Series 7. Smithsonian Institution/Monitoring and Assessment of Biodiversity Program, Washington, D. C.

Acosta, R., M. Hidalgo, E. Castro, N. Salcedo, and D. Reyes. 2001. Biodiversity assessment of the aquatic systems of the Southern Vilcabamba region, Peru. In: Alonso L. E., A. Alonso, T. S. Schulenberg, and F. Dallmeier (eds.). Biological and Social Assessments of the Cordillera de Vilcabamba, Peru. RAP Working Papers 12 and SI/MAB Series 6. Conservation International, Washington, D. C.

Salcedo, N., M. Hidalgo, P. Minaya, E. Castro, R. Acosta, D. Reyes, J. León and S. Udvardy. 1999. Aquatic Systems: Biodiversity Assessment at the Pagoreni Well Site. In: Alonso A. and F. Dallmeier (eds.). Biodiversity Assessment and Monitoring of the Lower Urubamba Region, Perú: Pagoreni Well Site Assessment and Training. SI/MAB Series 3. Smithsonian Institution/Monitoring and Assessment of Biodiversity Program, Washington, D.C.

PRESENTATIONS

2013Salcedo, N. J. Plates missing, bones teasing: external morphology, osteology, and the interrelationships of the genus Chaetostoma (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). 93rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Albuquerque, New Mexico.

2013Salcedo, N. J. Monotypic genera: two unique armored catfish species (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with naked snouts. Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology Annual Meeting 2013. San Francisco, California.

2010Salcedo, N. J., R. E. Strauss, D. Rodriguez, and R. J. Baker. A test of vicariant speciation on the Andean catfish genus Chaetostoma (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) in southeastern Peru, based on morphological and genetic evidence. 90th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Providence, Rhode Island.

2007Salcedo, N. J. Is there a need to assign a neotype for Chaetostoma marmorescens? 87th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. St. Louis, Missouri.

2006Salcedo N. J. Chaetostoma (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), endemic and diverse: a new bsasal species from the highlands of Peru. 86th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. New Orleans, Louisiana.

2005Speer, J. B., R. S. DeBaca, N. J. Salcedo, C. A. Hudson, and P. J. Patterson. Geospatial risk factors leading to health disparities in Texas counties. American Public Health Association 133th Annual Meeting and Exposition. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2005 Harold, A. S. and N. J. Salcedo. A new species of Creagrutus (Teleostei: Characidae) collected during the 2004 Trans-Continental Catfish Expedition to Peru. 85th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Tampa, Florida.

2005 Sabaj, M. H., N. J. Salcedo, and H. Ortega. Piscatorial highlights from the Peruvian leg of the Trans-Continental Catfish Expedition sponsored by the All Catfish Species Inventory. 85th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Tampa, Florida.

2005 Salcedo, N. J. Taxonomic accuracy and the potential distribution of the catfish genus Chaetostoma (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). 85th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Tampa, Florida.

2005Salcedo, N. J. Patterns of fish diversity along an elevational gradient in the Perené River Basin, central Peru. 85th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Tampa, Florida.

2005Salcedo, N. J. Taxonomic Accuracy: Distribution of Catfishes of the Genus Chaetostoma in the Tropical Andes in Peru. New Currents in Conserving Freshwater Systems. The Center for Biodiversity and Conservation’s Tenth Annual Spring Symposium.American Museum of Natural History. New York, New York.

2004Salcedo, N. J. Rediscovery of Chaetostoma loborhynchos Tschudi, 1845. (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). 84th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Norman, Oklahoma.

2003Salcedo, N. J. Phylogenetic Analysis of the Genus Chaetostoma (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). 83th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Manaus, Brasil.

1999Ortega, H., M. Hidalgo, E. Castro, N. Salcedo and C. Riofrio. Los Peces y la Pesquería en el Bajo Urubamba entre Atalaya (Ucayali) y La Convención (Cusco) [Fish and fisheries in the Lower Urubamba between Atalaya (Ucayali) and La Convencion (Cusco)]. VIII Reunión Científica del Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas Antonio Raymondi (ICBAR). Lima, Peru.

1998Ortega, H., F. Chang, E. Castro, N. Salcedo, C. Palma and M. Hidalgo. La colección Ictiológica MUSM: Estado actual y tareas prioritarias [The MUSM fish collection: current condition and prioritary tasks]. VII Reunión Científica del Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas Antonio Raymondi (ICBAR). Lima, Peru.

1998Salcedo, N., E. Castro, M. Hidalgo, R. Acosta, P. Minaya, D. Reyes and J. León. Diversidad Biológica en ambientes acuáticos en el Bajo Urubamba, Cusco, Perú [Biiological Diversity in aquatic systems in the Lower Urubamba River, Cusco, Peru]. IV Congreso Latinoamericano de Ecología. Arequipa, Peru.

1997Ortega, H., I. Samanez, J. Riofrio, F. Chang, E.Castro and N. Salcedo. Peces y Comunidades Biológicas en la Cuenca del Río Ucayali: Diversidad, Distribución y Utilidad [Fish and aquatic communities in the Ucayali River basin: diversity, distribution and use]. VI Reunión Cientifica del Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas Antonio Raymondi (ICBAR). Lima, Peru.

1996Ortega, H., I. Samanez, C. Cañas and N. Salcedo. Los Peces exóticos de las cuencas de los ríos Perené y Huallaga: Impacto Ambiental [Introduced fish in the Perene and Huallaga River basins: environmental impact]. V Reunión Científica del Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas Antonio Raymondi (ICBAR). Lima, Peru.

WORKSHOPS and OTHER CONFERENCES ATTENDED

2011Joint Meeting of the Society for Preservation of Natural History Collections and the Natural Science Collections Alliance. San Francsico, California.

2008Concept Maps, Mind Maps, and Concept Circle Diagrams. Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation at Clemson University. Clemson, South Carolina.

2007WebCT I: Basic Training; WebCT II: Communication Tool; WebCT III: Creating Content Modules; WebCT IV: Using the Quiz Tool. Teaching, Learning and Technology Center at Texas Tech University. Lubbock, Texas.

2007The 3rd Annual Advancing Teaching & Learning Conference at Texas Tech University. Lubbock, Texas.

2006 Joint Meeting of the Society for Preservation of Natural History Collections and the Natural Science Collections Alliance. Albuquerque, New Mexico.

GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, and AWARDS

2006Travel Grant from the Graduate and Professional Student Government Association and the Department of Biological Sciences (Texas Tech University) to present at the ASIH Meeting in New Orleans, Lousiana.

2005Travel Grant from the Graduate and Professional Student Government Association and the Department of Biological Sciences (Texas Tech University) to present at the ASIH Meeting in Tampa, Florida.

2005Texas Tech University Summer Dissertation/Thesis Award.

2003 ASIH Student Travel Award. to present at the ASIH Meeting in Manaus, Brazil.

2003Travel Grant from the Graduate and Professional Student Government Association and the Department of Biological Sciences (Texas Tech University) to present at the ASIH Meeting in Manaus. Brazil.

2000The Lakeside Foundation Grant to visit the California Academy of Sciences (CAS) fish collection, for the study of type material of the genus Chaetostoma. San Francisco, USA.

1998Postgraduate course: Ecologia da Floresta Amazônica [Ecology of the Amazon Forest]. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia and Smithsonian Institution. Manaus, Brazil.

OTHER FUNDING

2007 Project: Description of two new species of the Neotropical Catfish Genus Chaetostoma (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). Re-description of Chaetostoma marmorescens Eigenmann and Allen 1942. As part of the NSF funded All Catfishes Species Project (PI: Larry Page, Co-PIs: Jonathan W. Armbruster, Carl J. Ferraris, Jr, John P. Friel, John G. Lundberg, Mark H. Sabaj). Assigned amount: $1,900.

2005 Project: Description of two new species of the Neotropical Catfish Genus Chaetostoma (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). As part of the NSF funded All Catfishes Species Project (PI: Larry Page, Co-PIs: Jonathan W. Armbruster, Carl J. Ferraris, Jr, John P. Friel, John G. Lundberg, Mark H. Sabaj). Assigned amount: $1,900.

2004Project: Sort and identification of fish collected during the Transcontinental Expedition Peru at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, USA. As part of the NSF funded All Catfishes Species Project (PI: Larry Page, Co-PIs: Jonathan W. Armbruster, Carl J. Ferraris, Jr, John P. Friel, John G. Lundberg, Mark H. Sabaj). Amount received: $1,500.

2004 Project: Transcontinental Expedition Peru. As part of the NSF funded All Catfishes Species Project (PI: Larry Page, Co-PIs: Jonathan W. Armbruster, Carl J. Ferraris, Jr, John P. Friel, John G. Lundberg, Mark H. Sabaj). Assigned amount: $21,900.

1999 Equipment from Idea Wild to improve Undergraduate Thesis. Equipment value: $800.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

2013Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Diversidad de especies, morfología y filogenia de las carachazas de hocico desnudo (Siluriformes: Loricariidae).

2013College of Charleston. Species Diversity, history, and systematics. A fish story in three acts.

2011XX Reunión Científica del Instituto de Investigación Antonio Raymondi ICBAR, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima Peru, 16-19 August. Especiación en ríos Andinos: divergencias morfológicas y genéticas en la carachama del género Chaetostoma (Teleostei: Siluriformes) [Speciation in Andean Rivers: morphological and genetic divergence in the armored catfish of the genus Chaetostoma (Teleostei: Siluriformes).

COMMUNITY SERVICE

External reviewer for Aqua. International Journal of Ichthyology (2013).

Judge, Best Student Presentation, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (2013).

External Reviewer for Citizen Science Alliance (2011).

Biology Club at the College of Charleston, Co-advisor (Fall 2010-Spring 2011).

Judge, Best Student Presentation, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (2010).

Judge at the St. Andrews School of Math and Science Fair (Feb, 2010).

External Reviewer for National Science Foundation (2009).

Talking about fish at North Ridge Elementary 3rd and 4th grade (May, 2007).

Judge at the North Ridge Elementary Science Fair (2006).

McNair Scholar Graduate Mentor (2005-2006).

Judge at the North Ridge Elementary Science Fair (2005).

External Reviewer for Zootaxa (2005).

Judge at the South Plains Regional Science and Engineering Fair (2004).

Secretary of the Texas Tech University Association of Biologists (2003-2004).

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY AFFILIATIONS

Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections.

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.

Neotropical Ichthyological Association.

FIELD EXPERIENCE

Transcontinental Expedition Peru – All Catfishes Species Project. Co-PI. In charge of in-country logistic arrangements (equipment aquisition, truck rental, route definition and collecting site selection, lodging and food for nine participants). Freshwater fish. Peru (2003-2004).

Análisis Filogenético del género Chaetostoma Tschudi, 1845 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), con énfasis en especies peruanas [Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Chaetostoma Tschudi, 1845 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with emphasis on Peruvian species]. Thesis project for the Masters degree, UNMSM. Freshwater fish. Peru (1999-2002).

AquaRAP expedition to the Río Pastaza, Perú. Conservation International. Invited Researcher. Freshwater fishes and aquatic invertebrates. Peru (1999).

Biodiversity Assessment and Long-term Monitoring, Lower Urubamba Region, Perú - Phases IV a VI. Smithsonian Institution. Institute for Conservation Biology. Researcher on Aquatic Systems. Freshwater fish and aquatic invertebrates. Peru (1998-1999).

Ictiofauna de la cuenca del Río Candamo, Zona Reservada Tambopata-Candamo [Ichthyofauna of the Candamo River basin, Tambopata-Candamo Reserved Area]. Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (EISA) - Conservation International. PI: Fonchii Chang. Research Assistant. Freshwater fish. Peru (1997).

Reproductive Biology of the Glandulocaudinae fishes. Expedition to the Pilcopata and Urubamba rivers. PI: John Burns. Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History. Field Assistant. Freshwater fish. Peru (1997).

Comunidades Biológicas en la Cuenca del Río Ucayali: Diversidad, distribución y utilidad [Biological communitites in the Ucayali River basin: diversity, distribution and use]. Fondo Especial para el Desarrollo Universitario (FEDU) – UNMSM [Special Fund for University Development]. Research Assistant. Freshwater fish. Peru (1996-1998).

Ictiofauna de la Cuenca del Río Perené, Junín, Perú [Ichthyofauna of the Perene River basin, Junin, Peru]. Thesis project for Biology licentiate, UNMSM. Freshwater fish. Peru (1996-1997).

Diversidad de especies en las playas del Callao y su relación con los cambios ambientales [Species diversity in Callao shore and its relationship with environmental changes]. Dirección de estudios taxonómicos y evaluación de Recursos Potenciales. Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE) [Department of taxonomic studies and evaluation of potential resources]. Research Assistant. Marine fish. Peru (1996).

Peces Exóticos en las Cuencas del Río Perene y Río Huallaga: Impacto Ambiental [Exotic fish in the Perene and Huallaga River basins: environmental impact]. FEDU - UNMSM.  Field Assistant. Freshwater fish. Peru (1995-1997).