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Canada

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Pelee Island, Ontario, Canada

- Conducted daily fieldwork duties including surveying, mist net extractions, bird banding, bird watching, and measuring, aging and sexing birds- Developed strong North American bird identification, and bird banding skills - Demonstrated focus and attention to detail while scribing and inputting data into excel

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

- Displayed excellent public speaking and oral scientific communication skills while leading public and private tours of the butterfly conservatory, insect collection, and pollinator gardens. - Regularly received positive feedback from past visitors for exceptional customer service and enriching their experience at the butterfly conservatory.- Utilized strong knowledge on insects to successfully care for and rear over 60 species of native and exotic insect species.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

- Conducted lab and field work including, surface water sampling for indicator bacteria, qPCR assays, DNA extractions, E. coli plasmid extractions, media and reagents preparation, and depth profiling using water probes for the 2022 Fairy Lake microbial source tracking project.- Gained proficiency in Excel while managing data, organizing experiment results, creating figures for presentations, and back calculating qPCR data.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

- Assisted integrative pest management research of box tree moth, an invasive insect pest of box wood in Ontario.- Completed lab and field work required to maintain a box tree moth colony and determine their primary host.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

- Assisted research in integrated pest management of agricultural insect pests including swede midge, potato beetles, cyclamen mites, and switchgrass gall midge.- Developed strong knowledge of research methods by participating in discussions about experimental design, writing literature reviews, and developing data collection methods.- Conducted thorough and accurate data collection while monitoring and recording insect abundance data in both lab and field settings.

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

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Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Environmental Science