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Hood River, Oregon, United States

Logan, Utah, United States

Conducted 4 large scale restoration experiments including study design and collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data and statistical results. Honed skills in plant identification, botany, and GIS. Managed and mentored undergraduate research technicians. Wrote an extension document on Best Practices for Lakeshore Revegetation. Communicated and worked.

Extension

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

City Of Rosemount

Served 1700 public service hours (40 hours a week).Managed projects including design and installment of 400 sq ft raingarden. Wrote and awarded two grants. Coordinated volunteers for invasive species removal. Created a prescribed grazing project using goats to remediate invasive plants. Wrote Best Management Practices for stormwater ponds and public parks..

Finlay Lab

Coordinated research on urban headwater streams in St. Paul, collected and prepped water samples for nutrient analysis. Data mined for meta-analysis of river productivity worldwide

Hobbie Lab

Collected and processed leaf litter nutrient content to quantify the role certain tree species contributed to eutrophication via stormwater runoff. Mentored 1 underclassmen in field and lab techniques.

Tilman Lab

Conducted aquaculture market integration research and bycatch risk assessments using JMP

Orchestrated an urban bee population survey in St. Paul and surrounding suburbs using ArcGIS, field netting, and trap techniques, and insect cleaning and mounting

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Created lesson plans, led study groups, and worked with a variety of students in a one-on-one or group tutoring environment

Master Of Science - Ms, Ecology

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Ecology And Evolutionary Biology

Activities and Societies: NSF Research Grant, HHMI Research Funding

Mathematics

Activities and Societies: President- Three-Legged Frog Environmental Club Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Member