Master'S Student
State College, Pennsylvania, United States
• Thesis: “Habitat conditions associated with two ramp/leek species (Allium tricoccum and A. burdickii) in Pennsylvania”. Passed defense on: March 18, 2022• Principal thesis activities: developed experimental design, collected field data, analyzed results• Other program responsibilities: o Teaching assistant for courses in Field Dendrology and Herbaceous Forest Plantso Conducted vegetation surveys and identified trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants in northeastern forestso Monitored rare plant populations throughout Pennsylvaniao Connected with public through environmental educational outreach such as workshops and webinarso Collected, pressed, mounted, and digitized herbarium specimenso Collaborated with government agencies, universities, forest managers, and landowners on research• Key coursework: Environmental GIS, Water GIS, GIS Applications, Ecology of plant reproduction