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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 issue (2025)

• 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): imagearticle

• 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). linkvirtual 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 AmericaABC 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
USF: “Students connect to the past using present-day digital tools in ‘Digital Dinosaurs’ class” by Anna Mayor.
USF Press Release: “USF using AI to help combat malaria in Africa” by Cassidy Delamarter.
FOX 13 (Tampa, FL). “AI-powered smart mosquito trap developed at USF to help fight spread of malaria, save lives abroad” by Briona Arradondo.
Bay News 9 (Tampa, FL). “USF researchers develop mosquito “smart trap”to help fight malaria” by Cait McVey.
ABC Action News (Tampa, FL). “USF researchers use artificial intelligence to combat malaria in Africa” by Julie Salmone.
The Wilson Center (Washington, DC). “Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes: an old problem, a new threat to malaria mitigation” by Ritika Sinha-Chaudhuri & Alison Parker.
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:
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.
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.
EFE / Infobae (international, in Spanish). “An interactive "world map" of mosquitoes to help fight malaria” by Lorenzo Castro.
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.
FOX 13 (Tampa, FL). “USF scientists introduce mosquito tracking dashboard to help keep tabs on insects in Tampa Bay area” by Briona Arradondo.
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.
WTSP (Tampa, FL). “USF's global mosquito dashboard maps deadly species and malaria cases” by Adaure Achumba.
SNNTV (Sarasota, FL). “Researchers develop new tool against malaria” by Sydney Roll.
ABC 7 (Sarasota, FL). “USF researchers urge use of global dashboard in light of recent malaria cases”.
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), SINCAltmetric: 99th percentile.
• Griffin et al 2022: Nature study, “The developing bird pelvis passes through ancestral dinosaurian conditions” •
Yale Press Release • select articles: Phys.org, InverseAltmetric: 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 NewsredOrbit,  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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