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• Engage with 30+ community organizations to understand their community specific research needs in the energy, public health, and climate sectors.• Lead or contributory research on 15+ research analyses, with a focus on environmental, socio-demographic, equity, public health, and economic indicators to recommend policy interventions.• Coordinate PSE researchers, and provide project management pathways for each project, to ultimately deliver 10+ research analyses and publications for various audiences including non-profits, community networks, academic institutions, and federal, state, and local governments. • Develop equitable community outreach and engagement standards for scientific research for non-profits, private industry, and governmental institutions.

• Designed and executed a 5-year quantitative and qualitative study of undergraduate student diversity and student perceptions of learning and inclusion.• Implementing a mixed methods study of graduate student support and perspectives on institutional justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) responses and initiatives.• Applying statistical models to over 400+ survey responses and short answers.• Crafted and delivered 15 presentations on improving geoscience education, JEDI efforts, and community engagement to collegiate, national, and international audiences.• Mentored and taught 200+ undergraduate students, leading undergraduate research group initiatives and discussions.• Conducting a dual field and laboratory study of serpentine deformation to better understand and predict plate tectonics and fault movement. • Collecting advanced microscopy data from 20 samples across a fault zone. Establishing serpentine identification methodology, and developing code for analyzing serpentine mantle flow and tectonics.

• Led start-to-finish studies on over 50 TNTP institutional education partners, applied statistical models to determine business successes and areas for improvement, and presented final reports to TNTP leadership. • Created and presented compelling data stories using data science statistical analysis and data visualization programs to support partners in improving project outcomes, client experiences, and business strategies. • Developed data collection procedures and analysis of TNTP education assessments, assessed TNTP educational training, recruitment, and workforce development policies, and recommended data-based improvements.• Leveraged Python, R, Microsoft Excel and other data management programs to analyze internal and external data for program improvement initiatives, internal and external stakeholder reports, etc.• Reviewed external research and collaborated with internal and external clients to use continuous improvement methods, research-based decisions, and learning approaches to improve their business outcomes.

• Generated and managed requirements, workflows, and testing procedures of the national data management system of the Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG). • Coordinated a team of analysts, developers, and 40 main stakeholders to design a system that meet the diverse needs of the over 600 users of the VA OIG.

• Responsible for the support and development of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Automated Inventory Tracking System (AITS). Initiated project design and continuous testing and development of the solution.

• Supervised the support and development of multiple education finance products, initiated customer interface system analysis, and developed 40+ product documents and reports.• Led product presentations to over 300 clients at nationwide industry conferences.

Chief officer in charge of implementation of the College Board Net Price Calculator software. Served as the key point of contact for all clients for project execution, technical support and inquires. Additional responsibilities included creation and maintenance of published documents and developing future product enhancements.

Served as a GIS and office network technician for KAL Exploration. Analyzed and created geologic, mining and mineral exploration maps. Conducted research and created detailed reports of regional geology, economics and potential mineral sites.

Created Geology of Virginia Highway Map in Adobe Illustrator and ArcGIS. Collected, organized and analyzed state-wide data.

Oversaw and designed research projects for students in an introductory GIS class. Taught students GIS methods and about the abnormal mercury levels in Shenandoah National Park, VA. Used GIS and past biology and geology research to investigate the mercury concentrations

Compiled field data collected via hand held GPS and aerial imagery in ArcMAP to create the College of William & Mary’s first digital campus map.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Geology/Earth Science, Geoscience Education

Texas A&M Academic Excellence Award Claude Scruggs Scholarship (2021 – 2022) Geological Society of America Research Grant (2020 – 2021).

B.S., Geology

Activities and Societies: Class President, SGE Geology Honors Fraternity, Kappa Alpha Theta, Club Rugby TeamGraduated with Honors.