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Durham, NC, US

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• PhD CandidateAdvisor: H. Frederik Nijhout
• Use a multidisciplinary approach combining morphometrics, allometry, phylogenetics, and development to study shape formation and diversity in the insects, Membracidae
• Manage 4 research projects, resulting in 3 undergraduate studies and the development of 3 manuscripts
• Organize and maintain large dataset of 3,000+ images with corresponding classifiers and multivariate data
• Collaborate with numerous experts in the field including an international scientist at the Universidad de Costa Rica, and 2 research scientists at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
• Innovated and independently started a research program on a non-model insect in the Nijhout lab that involved managing a live colony of insects for over 4 years

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Evaluate commercial viability of innovative technology through prior-art research, and technical and competitive challenges
• Develop succinct and compelling marketing reports on inventions to identify and inform potential licensees
• Acquire salient information from across primary and secondary literature, and market research databases
• Search patent databases and patent documents for comparable previously protected technologies
• Summarized 20+ tech assessments and marketing reports on a wide range of technologies including laboratory hardware, software, medical devices, and novel treatments for both common and rare diseases

Potomac, MD

• Led 6th and 7th grade science courses through engaging inquiry-based lessons and experiments
• Designed 80+ daily lessons and created corresponding PowerPoint slide visuals and handouts
• Integrated information and communicated outputs visually and verbally in redesigning the 6th grade curriculum to align with Next Generation Science Standards with an emphasis on conservation and environmental awareness

Nathan Hale High School

• Managed and supported 35-40 students/class through 100-minute class discussion and practice of class content
• Developed a system to manage materials and optimize workflow for grading and tracking the achievement of 240 students to identify students in need of additional one-on-one support
• Created a biology I syllabus, labs, unit tests, and daily lectures including PowerPoint presentations, notes, and worksheets aligned to Oklahoma State Biology I standards.
• Emphasized building literacy skills around science content through daily 10 minute silent readings. Topics ranged from current events in science, to human impact on the environment, to texts aligned to the daily.
• Raised over $2,000 through Donorschoose.org to support student achievement in the classroom, including providing every student with a biology binder to instill strong organizational skills and acquiring a classroom.
• Actively participated in professional development designed to cultivate leadership skills in the classroom and for brainstorming ways to improve teaching science content.

Andover, MA

• Assistant taught biology course for Phillips Academy’s Math and Science for Minority Students (MS2) summer program.
• Helped plan course syllabus and lessons.
• Planned for and led 2 ½ hour evening study sessions, held 6 days a week.

Gamboa, Panama

• Helped with research investigating the symbiotic relationships between insects and fungi.
• Participated in a graduate student project isolating endophytic fungi from 65 tortoise beetle fecal shields using laboratory techniques.
• Assisted with collecting insects, identifying and collecting host plant material, and setting up experiments in the field.
• Volunteered in a community outreach project putting together a booklet of bird sightings to be given to local farmers.

Greater New York City Area

• Assisted with laboratory research on leaf evolution in primitive land plants under Assistant Curator of Plant Genomics.
• Responsible for extracting and isolating gene sequences from lycopods (oldest living vascular plants).
• Worked on the project as 1 of 5 members of the research team and attended weekly meetings to discuss procedure success and/or shortcomings and to set goals for the following week.
• 1 of 4 speakers selected to represent the 20 student interns researching at the New York Botanical Garden and described the project on leaf evolution to the Board of Directors, Donors, and the President of the.
• Presented a PowerPoint of the leaf evolution project at The Pfizer Plant Research Laboratory Summer 2010 Science Intern Symposium.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Biology

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Biological Sciences, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Five College Dance, Biological Science Tutor, Contributing Writer for MHC Student Newspaper