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Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

My dissertation research focuses on the risk factors and adverse health effects of mixed metal exposures. It does this by analyzing co-exposures jointly with bayesian and frequentist methods to evaluate their effects on traditional and non-traditional metabolite profiles.

Durham, North Carolina

Co-project supervisor of a large scale human health study in Madre De Dios, Peru. Coordinate and conduct research focused on public health with local and international counterparts. Main field specialist for an environmental component that comprises of hydrology, air quality and other environmental factors that have the potential to impact human health..

Durham, NC

Collected sediment, water and fish tissue samples in the Peruvian Amazon with a team of 10 people to test for mercury contamination and its potential impact on human health.Geospatially analyzed remote sensing and field data to develop a sediment transport model to quantify the sediment load of the Madre de Dios River as well as areas of sediment deposition.

Durham, NC

Tested solutions of selenium nanoparticles for teratogenicity and DNA damage in zebra fish embryos to ascertain detrimental affects and their corresponding levels of exposure. Conducted research on the affects of chronic exposure of nanoparticles to C. elegans and its impact on growth.

Holland, MI

Executed GLPs to conduct high quality lab tests on effluent to determine toxicity for National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits.Collaborated with lab associates to process water samples to meet deadlines while maintaining high standards.Cultured laboratory grade organisms for acute and chronic aquatictoxicity tests.

Santa Ana, El Salvador

Program: Environmental Education VolunteerIntegrated into a small foreign community and efficiently worked to aid in community development and environmental education.Secured and managed over $2,900 in grants to construct a school garden, basketball court and finance 9 school field trips to demonstrate concepts such as biodiversity and the importance of.

Ann Arbor

Served as the main contact in an audit of local governments to determine the environmental impacts of developmental policies at the township level.Conducted policy surveys to town officials and made recommendations on how communities could improve local ordinances to preserve the natural environment.

Master Of Environmental Management, Ecotoxicology And Environmental Health

Activities and Societies: Leadership Roles: Event Coordinator of the Environmental Internship FundCertificate of Geospatial Analysis

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Environmental Science; Specialization: Natural Resources Management, 3.5

Activities and Societies: President of the University of Michigan's Capoeira Club.Conducted an independent study on fish, game and timber.