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Houston, Texas, United States

Needville, Texas, United States

-Create and present nature education programs to guests teaching about local animals, conservation management in the park, and how to respect nature.-Provide nature education on park trails based on what visitors are seeing to foster their interest in nature.

Houston, Texas, United States

-Organize, manage, and coordinate communications projects for the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) such as websites, advertisement campaigns, newsletters, and press releases.-Assist collaborators with public communication to promote their research and get feedback from diverse communities.-Engage diverse audiences in public health research through workshops, seminars, and funding opportunities for community organizations.-Coordinate communication tasks with peers to ensure internal awareness of projects.-Translate complex medical research and results for public dissemination.-Facilitate creative content such as websites, graphic design needs, and images.

Austin, Texas Area

-Designed experiments to investigate the effects of environmental change on morphological diversity and species distributions.-Conducted field and lab work to understand morphological variation between urban and rural herpetofauna populations.-Mentored undergraduate researchers.-Utilized software such as GIS to map herpetofauna distributions and records for the Central Texas region and quantify historical and modern land cover for the region.-Measured Anolis lizard specimens on loan from museums using digital calipers to investigate these questions.-Conducted statistical analysis using Microsoft Excel and R Studio.-Conducted field research at local caves looking for paleontological material for future analysis.-Served on the Integrative Biology Graduate Research Symposium committee, helping generate ideas on how to conduct the symposium and finding speakers to give the talks.-Gave public talks on reptiles and my research through the Neighborhood Science program to local communities.-Engaged in outreach with local communities using my own pet reptiles as educational tools, allowing a hands-on approach to learning about biodiversity.-Volunteered with the Science Under the Stars program as a natural historian, educating the public on topics related to the monthly talk.-Acted as my lab's safety liaison.

Houston, Texas Area

-Worked as part of a collective unit to carry out experiments.-Helped rear several lineages of fruit flies that were the subject of the lab's main experiment.-Was instrumental to the portion of the experiment with the largest work load, dissecting and mounting flies.-Led the initial effort to begin imaging fly pupae for measurement.-Was briefly lab manager towards the end of my time in the lab.-Was responsible for the care of several lineages of flies, which included feeding twice a week, collecting eggs, and preparing new cages for the next generation of flies after egg collections.-Kept lab clean, including holding other lab members accountable for cleanliness tasks.

Katy, Texas

-Served as the head Animal Care Specialist.-Welcomed pet guests to the pet resort by speaking with owner about basic care guidelines and any specific concerns for each guest.-Cared for the guests throughout their stay by walking 3 times a day, feeding per the client's instructions, and ensuring fresh water was always available.-Provided extra services to guests per the client's request such as baths, grooming, and playtime.-Administered medications to guests as needed.-Monitored guests for any concerns and reported said concerns to the vet on site.-Served as a consultant for exotic pet clients, particularly reptiles.-Was trained to administer vaccines and draw blood from patients.-Assisted with surgeries.-Would speak with clients regarding their pet's care, treatment plans, and any other concerns the client might have.-Learned to receive and check out clients at the front desk.-Kept the clinic clean and organized.

Katy, Texas

-Checked out customers as they completed their purchases.-Handled logistical transactions of refunds, exchanges, and replacements.-Engaged with customers as a service provider to help them find products and resolve issues that arose as they shopped.-Cataloged incoming merchandise and re-stocked shelves.-Kept the store clean and organized.

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

-Digitized hundreds of journal articles into the library's database.-Kept track of and cataloged books throughout the library.-Worked with massive amounts of information in high-speed situations when digitizing and cataloging.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Ecology And Evolutionary Biology

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology, General, 3.6

Activities and Societies: Conducted undergraduate research in the lab of Dr. Tony Frankino.I transferred to the University of Houston.