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Tamaqua, Pa, Us

Reading, Pa, Us

Taught laboratory sections of Human Anatomy and Physiology I/II for freshman nursing and occupational therapy majors Taught a lecture Human Biology course for non-science majorsDeveloped course curricula including laboratory exercises, quizzes, and exams, participated in departmental activitiesProvided office hours and exam review sessions for students to review course material

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Responsible for designing, coordinating, and implementing wildlife surveys and projects, particularly for endangered and non-game vertebrate speciesPerformed stationary and mobile (walking/driving) bat acoustic surveys, responsible for quantitative and qualitative analysis of full-spectrum acoustic dataCrew leader for presence/absence bat mist-netting surveys - identified, handled and measured captured bats Applied radio-transmitters to bats to locate diurnal roosts via VHF radio-telemetryLed annual monitoring efforts to determine occupancy and habitat use of Allegheny woodrats FFT2 - served on holding and ignition crews for prescribed burns and wildfiresSupervised and trained field crews of up to 8 biologists, technicians, interns, and volunteers Prepared survey protocols, permit applications, GIS maps, technical reports, peer-reviewed manuscripts and presentations

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Conducted bat acoustic (stationary and mobile) surveys using Pettersson D500x, Binary Acoustic Technology miniMIC, and AR125 detectorsPerformed quantitative and qualitative analysis of bat acoustic data Conducted presence/probable absence mist-netting surveys for threatened and endangered bat speciesUsed VHF radio-telemetry to triangulate the location of radio-tagged spotted turtles Conducted Allegheny woodrat habitat and camera trapping surveys Deer spotlights surveys and operated hunter check stationsOther surveys: wood turtle stream surveys, moth surveys, nectar plant surveys for regal fritillary butterflies, auditory American woodcock surveys, winter raptor surveysWildland Firefighter Type II - served on ignition and holding crews for prescribed burnsPrepared equipment lists, survey protocols, technical reports, and GIS maps

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Participated in a captive study examining the behavioral and physiological responses of little brown myotis to P. destructans infection during hibernationCollected morphometric data, assisted with UV photos of wing membranes, and assisted with tissue necropsies for transcriptome studies Conducted literature reviews for the preparation of manuscripts

Reading, Pa., Us

Taught a laboratory section of General Biology II focusing on the evolution, ecology, and diversity of living organisms.

Doylestown, Pa, Us

Taught laboratory sections of Biological Sciences I to freshman students majoring in the biological and agricultural sciencesDeveloped laboratory exercises, assignments, and quizzes Provided office hours for students

Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, Us

Conducted presence/probable absence mist netting surveys for Indiana and northern long-eared myotis for proposed energy developments in eastern PA and NJConducted presence/probable absence mist netting surveys for northern long-eared myotis in the Allegheny National Forest, PAAssisted with radio-telemetry surveys to locate diurnal roosts and foraging habitats of northern long-eared myotis, eastern small-footed myotis, and silver-haired bats, assisted with transmitter attachmentConducted emergence counts at diurnal roostsHandled, identified, and measured several bat species including northern long-eared myotis, eastern small-footed myotis, little brown myotis, and silver-haired batsAssisted QIBS with field recon. to locate suitable mist netting sites using GPS units and aerial mapsHelped to oversee and train other bat technicians, and regularly interacted with private landowners to gain survey permission

East Stroudsburg, Pa, Us

Conducted presence/probable absence mist netting surveys in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DWGNRA) and surrounding areas to assess changes in bat community composition after white-nose syndromeConducted mobile and stationary acoustic surveys (AnaBat SD2, BAT AR125/IFR-IV) to assess bat activity levels, relative abundances, and spatial distributionsAssisted with stationary acoustic surveys to document potential migratory activity of tree bat species along landscape featuresConducted emergence count surveys at active summer maternity roosts within the DWGNRA and surrounding areas to monitor population levels and reproductive successConducted habitat assessments and preliminary presence/probable absence mist netting and acoustic surveys for northern long-eared myotis in the DWGNRAHandled, identified, measured, and photographed bats including northern long-eared myotis, eastern small-footed myotis, little brown myotis, and tricolored batsQualitatively analyzed zero-crossing and full-spectrum bat acoustic data, ran several automated identification software programs (AnaLookW, EchoClass, Kaleidoscope Pro, SonoBat)Prepared technical reports and a preliminary bat management plan for the National Park Service Supervised a field crew of 2-5 individuals, and interacted regularly with landowners, volunteers, and the public

East Stroudsburg, Pa, Us

Supervised the care of the Department of Biological Sciences’ laboratory animals including reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, and insectsEnsured daily feeding and cleaning procedures were completed by work study students following established SOPs. Prepared animals for laboratory exercises, sanitized cages and other equipment, and performed euthanasia procedures, as necessaryAttended Animal Care and Use Committee meetings and completed American Association for Laboratory Animal Science certification courses

Participated in a cooperative study with the Pennsylvania Game Commission that examined the current genetic diversity of Pennsylvania’s elk populationExtracted DNA from hair, tissue, and blood samples collected from hunter-harvested elk Performed uniplex and multiplex PCR procedures to determine genotypic signatures Used Cervus and STRUCTURE to determine population structure, allelic richness, and heterozygosity Prepared a summary report of findings which contributed to the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s elk management plan

Reading, Pa., Us

Developed and conducted a pilot study which used a trapping web design (Sherman and Tomahawk live traps) to estimate small mammal density at sites with and without windmills present to determine the effects of wind generated power on terrestrial populations of small mammals. Compared population densities and persistence times of terrestrial small mammals and the sound levels between trapping sitesCaptured, handled, and PIT tagged rodent species commonly found in the eastern United StatesConducted vegetation surveys which included tree species identification, tree height and DBH measurements, canopy density, horizontal cover, and ground cover typeApplied for and received funding through an American Wildlife Conservation Foundation grant ($2,000)

Master’S Degree, Biology, General

Bachelor’S Degree, Biology/Evolutionary Studies