Leonardo Cotts

For many years I have been involved in comparative anatomical investigations using museum specimens of reptiles (crocodiles) and mammals as models. In 2018, I was awarded the 'James L. Patton Award' by the American Society of Mammalogists due to the contributions of my doctoral thesis to the development of knowledge on xenarthran mammals from natural history collections. My current research driven by three overarching objectives: a) Morphological variation in fossil and recent mammals (Xenarthra and Carnivora); b) Ecomorphology of mammals; c) Wildlife Pathology.         

In the scope of Education, I was a Professor of different disciplines (e.g., Zoology; Anatomy; Ecology) for undergraduate courses of the Health and Environment (e.g., Biology, Oceanography and Biomedicine) and I have oriented students in scientific research projects in the fields of Biology and Veterinary Medicine. I have experience using Traditional and Active Learning Methodologies (Flipped classroom; Team-, Game- and Problem-based Learning). I have served as a reviewer for international peer-reviewed journals, as a technical advisor for Scientific Communication magazines and contributed interviews to TV/radio channels. I have been a member of the American Society of Mammalogists (EUA) since 2018.