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Books

• National Geographic Learning. Global middle school curriculum,

  Impact: Flying High. Featured Explorer and contributor (2024, 2016)

• National Geographic Learning. Research and art profiled in high

  school textbook World of Chemistry, 4th Edition by Zumdahl et al

  2020, p.380-1 (circulation >20K). Amazon, Cengage
• National Geographic Learning. Research and art profiled in

  Explorations booklet “Ryan Carney: Bringing Dinosaurs to Life"

  (circulation >50K) and accompanying video (2020).

• Archaeopteryx research featured in My Beloved Brontosaurus by

  Riley Black (2013)
• Archaeopteryx research featured in Zombie Birds, Astronaut Fish,

  and Other Weird Animals by Becky Crew (2013)

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Magazines

• National Geographic Magazine. Archaeopteryx research featured in

  Dinosaurs special issues (2025, 2022)

• Science & Vie. Archaeopteryx research featured in February 2024

  issue. (circulation 281K).

• National Geographic Magazine. Archaeopteryx research featured in

  Sep 2021 issue: “From a dino’s wing” by Michael Greshko. (circulation >10M)

• New Scientist. “The Early Bird” by Michael Marshall (circulation 125K) (2019). link

• National Geographic Magazine. Archaeopteryx research featured as

  2-page spread in May 2018 issue (circulation >10M): image, article

• USF Magazine. “Using virtual reality to learn more about dinosaurs” (2017). link

* National Geographic Kids. Research featured in "Dinosaur Color" by Zac Petit. (circulation >4M) (2014)

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Miscellaneous

• Make-A-Wish. My lab hosted Sebastian, a 7-year-old who is battling brain cancer and wished to be a paleontologist in a lab for a day. We also created a personalized lab coat and a 3D-printed "Sebastianosaurus" skull for him. The experience was featured on four local TV stations as well as Good Morning America (2022): bit.ly/3m43XY5 + gma.abc/3Zs90zV

• National Geographic: one of five paleontologists on a "Reimagining Dinosaurs" panel on Facebook Live. Viewership: >140K. (2020)
• National Geographic Learning: two virtual "Masterclass" visits to elementary, middle, and high school students in 96 institutions

  across 12 countries in Latin America. Viewership: 11K. (2020)

• National Geographic Emerging Explorer, class of 2017

• Visited 2nd grade classroom at Oakridge Elementary to teach students about dinosaurs and AR (2017). video

• National Geographic Learning / Cengage. Keynote speaker (2016)

• Volunteer. Florida Aquarium: National Fossil Day (2016); Yale Peabody Museum: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Days, Paleo-Knowledge

  Bowl (2007–2010); California State Capital: Science Days (2007)

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Museum Exhibits

• Pokémon Fossil Museum. Consultant (2021). link, virtual tour

• "The Art of Archaeopteryx" traveling exhibit. Contributor, consultant (2015)

• Garden of the Gods Visitor Center. "Theiophytalia kerri." Consultant (2014)

• Lawrence Hall of Science. "Big Dinos Return." Contributor (2005)​

 

Television

• Interviewed about MosquitoDashboard.org and mosquito AI research by Good Morning America, ABC Action News, FOX 13,

  Bay News 9, SNNTV, and WTSP in 2023, 2020

• WFLA (2022): “Meet the dinosaurs from ‘Jurassic World Dominion’”. video

• Digital Dinosaurs course featured by local news (2019, 2018, 2017)

• National Geographic Channel. "T. rex Autopsy." Consultant (2015)

• Discovery / Science Channel. "The Dinosaur Feather Mystery." Contributor (2004)

SCIENCE OUTREACH

PRESS

2025​

• USF. “AI and citizen science reveal potential first detection of invasive malaria mosquito in Madagascar,” by John Dudley.
• ABC News. “Mosquitoes found in Iceland for 1st time as temperatures in the region rise,” by Julia Jacobo.

• WUSF Radio, NPR affiliate. "Before you swat that mosquito this summer, take a picture of it" by Lily Belcher.

• Epium (UK). “University of South Florida professor Ryan Carney employs artificial intelligence and citizen science data to monitor mosquito threats globally.”

• USF. "Award-winning professor uses artificial intelligence to track world’s deadliest animal" by Georgia Jackson.

• The Crow's Nest. "USF researchers create AI-backed smart trap to identify disease-carrying mosquitoes" by Jasmin Parrado.

• Reuters. "Scientists use AI in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases" by Arrthy Thayaparan.

• Yahoo! Finance. "AI Weekly”.

• Video: The Manila Times (The Philippines). "How AI is joining the fight against mosquito-borne diseases".

• MSN. "Could AI help fight mosquito-borne diseases?" by Rédaction Africanews.

• USF Press Release: “Eleven USF faculty recognized with research achievement and innovation excellence awards”

• ABC News: “These US cities could see surge in disease-spreading pests this spring” by Julia Jacobo.

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2024
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USF: “Students connect to the past using present-day digital tools in ‘Digital Dinosaurs’ class” by Anna Mayor.
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USF Press Release: “USF using AI to help combat malaria in Africa” by Cassidy Delamarter.
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FOX 13 (Tampa, FL). “AI-powered smart mosquito trap developed at USF to help fight spread of malaria, save lives abroad” by Briona Arradondo.
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Bay News 9 (Tampa, FL). “USF researchers develop mosquito “smart trap”to help fight malaria” by Cait McVey.
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ABC Action News (Tampa, FL). “USF researchers use artificial intelligence to combat malaria in Africa” by Julie Salmone.
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The Wilson Center (Washington, DC). “Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes: an old problem, a new threat to malaria mitigation” by Ritika Sinha-Chaudhuri & Alison Parker.
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OnlyMyHealth (Uttar Pradesh, India). “World Mosquito Day 2024: How is AI helping in tackling mosquito-borne illnesses” by Rida Hijab.

 

2023
   Globally, my mosquito AI research was covered by >50 news outlets, including:
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Good Morning America segment and ABC News article (national): “How scientists are tracking mosquitoes that could be carrying deadly diseases” by Julia Jacobo, Daniel Manzo, and Ginger Zee.
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ABC Action News segment and article (Tampa, FL). “USF researchers ask for public's help to track mosquito population in Tampa Bay” by Julie Salomone.
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EFE / Infobae (international, in Spanish). “An interactive "world map" of mosquitoes to help fight malaria” by Lorenzo Castro.
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USF News. “Mosquito watch: USF researchers urge use of global dashboard in light of recent malaria cases” by Cassidy Delamarter. Top story on the USF homepage June-July.
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FOX 13 (Tampa, FL). “USF scientists introduce mosquito tracking dashboard to help keep tabs on insects in Tampa Bay area” by Briona Arradondo.
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Spectrum Bay News 9 (Tampa, FL; Orlando, FL; Green Bay, WI). “USF scientists say smartphones can aid in mosquito research amid rise in local malaria cases” by Cait McVey.
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WTSP (Tampa, FL). “USF's global mosquito dashboard maps deadly species and malaria cases” by Adaure Achumba.
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SNNTV (Sarasota, FL). “Researchers develop new tool against malaria” by Sydney Roll.
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ABC 7 (Sarasota, FL). “USF researchers urge use of global dashboard in light of recent malaria cases”.
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KHQ-TV (Spokane, WA). “Citizen scientists encouraged to help track mosquitos with new interactive dashboard from team at USF” by Amanda Smith.


2022

• Carney et al 2022: Global Mosquito Observations Dashboard (mosquitodashboard.org) and Insects study, “Integrating global citizen science platforms to enable next-generation surveillance of invasive and vector mosquitoes” • USF Press Release: “USF researchers launch global dashboard to track invasive mosquitoes carrying deadly diseases” (featured on the homepage) • select articles: NSF (featured on the homepage), NASA, Phys.org (1,2), SINC • Altmetric: 99th percentile.
• Griffin et al 2022: Nature study, “The developing bird pelvis passes through ancestral dinosaurian conditions” •
Yale Press Release • select articles: Phys.org, Inverse • Altmetric: 99th percentile.

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2021

• USF Press Release. "22 USF Faculty Members Recognized with Outstanding Research Achievements Awards"

• Tampa Channel 10: “This app is trying to track which mosquitoes in your area may be carrying diseases”

• USF Press Release. "USF researchers launch global dashboard to track invasive mosquitoes carrying deadly diseases"

OLDER PRESS

* “Using citizen science and AI to track deadly and invasive mosquitoes”

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Aedes aegypti: hi-res, web​

Aedes scapularis: hi-res, web

Aedes vittatus: hi-res, web

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WANTED_Aedes vittatus_web_1080x1080.jpg

* Carney et al 2020, Scientific Reports  pdf

"Evidence corroborates identity of isolated fossil feather as a

wing covert of Archaeopteryx"

 

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  • press releases: EurekAlert!, USF: "Dinosaur feather study debunked"

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* Lindgren et al 2015, Scientific Reports  pdf

  • press releases: EurekAlert!, Brown University: "Pigments, organelles persist in fossil feathers"

  • articles: Forbes,  IFLScience!,  NBC News, redOrbit,  Science Update radio / AAAS,  Tech Times,  Vice / Motherboard,  Der Standard (Austria),  Yahoo! News (Canada),  Gazeta Wyborcza (Poland),  VladTime (Russia), Europa Press (Spain)

* Lindgren et al 2014, Nature  pdf

* Carney et al 2012, Nature Communications  pdf

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