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Winston-Salem, Nc, Us

Manage the Level 2 Audit Program independently assessing the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) Proactive Vessel Registry (PVR) • Work closely with auditors, NGOs, and international tuna fishery stakeholders to evaluate compliance with ISSF conservation measures • Develop and maintain program tracking spreadsheets and perform data analysis • Audit Whole Foods Market shellfish supplier farms

Morehead City, North Carolina, United States

Performed shoreline surveys to investigate potential sources of pollution to shellfish growing areas • Worked closely with scientists, fishery members, and other stakeholders to evaluate compliance with NC DEQ shellfish sanitation regulations • Helped develop and implement the North Carolina Biotoxin Contingency Plan • Designed and maintained NC DEQ's HAB Tracking spreadsheet • Collected water samples at sentinel stations and analyzed phytoplankton present using light microscopyTrainings:- HAB Taxonomy Course at the Bigelow Lab in Boothbay, Maine (Aug 2021)- NC Centralized Intern Training (CIT) Modules (Part of the training to become a Registered Environmental Health Specialist with the state of North Carolina)a. General Module (June 2021)b. On-Site Wastewater Module (March 2021)c. Food & Agriculture Module (July-Aug 2021)

Monitored and assessed the impacts of harmful algae in lower Chesapeake Bay using field and laboratory techniques, including molecular analysis and phytoplankton culture • Trained graduate students to run molecular assays in the laboratory.

Investigated the impacts of harmful algal blooms on oysters in the Chesapeake Bay through the development and implementation of extensive field and laboratory studies

Virginia, United States

- Drafted blog posts using Squarespace, edited posts and other publications, created Doodly videos, and developed figures using Adobe Illustrator to communicate scientific information to stakeholders and the general public

Eleuthera, Bahamas

- Intern for the Shark and Ray Research and Conservation Program, run by Dr. Owen O'Shea- Long-lined and drum-lined (for sharks) and seine netted (for rays); tagged, measured, and sampled (tissue grabs) sharks and rays; and instructed and led visiting high school students in the field

Jacksonville, Florida

- Lab PI: Dr. James Gelsleichter- Long-lined for sharks in service of an ongoing population and abundance survey- Carried out a toxicological analysis of sharks before and after the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill, quantifying metabolite production and oxidative stress in shark and dogfish samples using various assays. Presented results as a poster at the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Conference in Galveston, TX in 2015

Jacksonville, Florida

- Lab PI: Dr. Kelly Smith- Fished for and quantified eels and other larval fishes in service of an ongoing population survey at the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve

Sarasota, Florida

- Lab PIs: Drs. Cathy Walsh and Carl Luer- Analyzed Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in the clearnose skate- Assisted with skate dissections and blood draws, maintained cell cultures, analyzed hematocrit, isolated peripheral blood leukocytes, isolated RNA from various organs, synthesized cDNA, ran chemical exposures, and quantified gene expression using RT- and qPCR

Master Of Science - Ms, Marine Sciences, Final Gpa: 3.91

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Coastal Biology

Activities and Societies: Member of the Hicks Honors College Member of the Marine Biology Club

Minor, Psychology