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Seattle, WA, US

Seattle, Washington, United States

Streamline the annual Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) reports for Alaska’s Groundfish and Crab Fisheries using 30+ Rmarkdown documents and the R package Bookdown for the Economic and Social Science Research Team at NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC).Automate data workflow that pulled 55+ data tables/views from Oracle database into.

Develop a spatial prioritization model using Prioritizr in R to recommend the best marine protected areas within the Mozambique Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to conserve endangered shark and ray species for our client Wildlife Conservation Society Mozambique. Analyze costs of industrial fishing using vessel monitoring system (VMS) data, artisanal fishing.

Collect 180+ water samples from 15-20 rocky intertidal sites to examine the biogeography of marine fish and invertebrate species along the coast of California using environmental DNA for identification.Conduct filtration techniques on all water samples to later be used for DNA sequencing.

Fort Worth, TX

Orchestrated and directed several scientific workshops focusing on aviation and STEM fields daily for children ranging from ages 8-18 years old

Remote

Co-wrote 18-page article detailing how experiencing natural disasters reduce the gap between political parties in climate change attitudes (for journal submission).Communicated how disaster experience can the bridge partisan gap to 40+ political science researchers at 2019 Southern Political Science Association Conference.

Galveston, TX

Analyzed statistical trends of public opinion survey data from 2,000 Gulf Coast inhabitants to investigate how natural disaster experience influenced climate change concern for NSF-funded study.Presented findings showing increased disaster experience is correlated to concern for climate change in a poster session attended by 100 people and a 10-minute talk.

Newark, DE

Performed data entry and collaborated on numerous project work focusing on converting historical documents into digital copies using VueScan and Adobe Photoshop.

Lewes, DE

Evaluated 30 water samples from 4 Delaware Bay locations to analyze summer temperature and salinity changes and determine if there were variations in biodiversity and water quality.Molecular biology skills, including DNA extractions, PCR, and enzyme restriction digestion.

Newark, DE

Determined the mortality and health of sea scallops (Pectinidae) before and after dredging began in 2017 on the East Coast; evaluated autonomous underwater vehicle images for size, abundance, and health.

Master'S Degree, Environmental Science And Management

Marine Science, Marine Biology