Jennifer Diamond Email & Phone Number

Sacramento, California Area

• Demonstrated leadership with diverse groups of up to 30 students in an educational and laboratory setting to ensure the students were on track with their experiments.
• Performed the Socratic method with students to help them engage with the course material and attain a deeper level of understanding.
• Prepared demonstrations that invited students to ask important questions related to the study material.
• Assisted with grades, records, and filing test results in accordance with specific instructions that ensured the records were kept organized and tracked the students’ progress.
• Assisted students in achieving workable levels of familiarity with biological laboratory equipment to help them feel more comfortable using the equipment the correct way.
• Periodically assessed students were appropriately disposing chemical material and personally handled and curated hazardous waste material to maintain a safe work environment.

Sacramento, California Area

• Conducted an independent research project on the genetic impacts of inbreeding, dispersal, and mate choice of Florida Scrub-Jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens), a threatened species endemic to Florida, to gain scientific.
• Used R statistical programming language to analyze genomic and pedigree data to find patterns that can inform how inbreeding depression might impact dispersal behavior and mate choice of these birds.
• Used MS Word and Excel to enter and review scientific data into databases and generate summary analysis of results.
• Contributed to the analysis of published findings on Scrub Jay population genetics to bridge the gaps in scientific literature we already have on these birds.
• Active member of Coop lab meetings to give and receive feedback on research projects of other scientists.
• Participated in weekly journal review groups to stay current on relevant scientific literature.

American River College

• Tutored visitors at the MESA tutoring center with various STEM classes to improve their understanding of the material and earn better test scores.
• Often had to balance helping many students at a time to guarantee everyone received the help they needed.
• Managed the center to certify it was functioning efficiently by ensuring that members were not being too loud, keeping supplies stocked, answering phone calls, and giving tours to new members.
• Participated in meetings where we discussed how to improve the center.

• Worked as a team with coworkers to greet customers as they entered the store, answered their questions, and assured they were properly exposed to the merchandise available.
• Operated cash registers and balanced managing financial transactions in a quick and efficient way while maintaining a friendly demeanor towards customers.
• Conserved an organized appearance throughout the sales floor by re-stocking items at a reasonable speed to ensure customers could easily find items they were looking for.

Bachelor’S Degree, Evolution, Ecology, And Biodiversity

4.0

I took all my lower division classes for my major of interest, then transferred to UC Davis.

High School