I worked as a landscape gardener throughout the season, which spans from mid-March until mid-October annually. We provided services for commercial and residential clients including large estates and high-end clientele.

Graduate student in the lab of Dr. Jessica Prenni in the Department of Horticulture studying hemp metabolomics.I successfully defended my master's thesis in the fall semester of 2021 in the lab of Dr. Jessica Prenni at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. My master's thesis included two chapters; chapter 1 consisted of an extensive literature review of cannabis and it's secondary metabolites, and chapter 2 was the field-based horticultural research project that I managed at CSU's organic research farm (ARDEC South) in 2019, and repeated in 2020.This project assessed the efficacy of three common horticultural row cover materials for excluding the wind-borne pollen of male cannabis plants from fertilizing the exclusively-female high-CBD hemp plants when they are cultivated in close proximity to male plants, and therefore in close proximity to cannabis pollen.When female cannabis plants (either high-CBD hemp or high-THC marijuana) are pollinated by male plants (found in hemp fields where hempseed is the intended commodity, as opposed to cannabinoids) the female high-CBD hemp flowers will contain seeds as a result.Hops are in the same family as cannabis, Cannabaceae. When the flowers of the exclusively-female hop cones are pollinated with the pollen from male hop flowers, the hops will contain seeds. This is undesirable outside of a breeding context because the flavorful secondary metabolites that are produced in the trichomes of the hops are the commodity in this situation, just as the secondary metabolites of cannabis (cannabinoids, and possibly others such as terpenes, terpenoids, flavonoids, etc.) are the commodity when cultivating high-CBD hemp and high-THC marijuana cultivars.

Observational studies conducted at CUChange (The Center for Health and Addiction: Neuroscience, Genes, and Environment) on the effects of cannabis with varying ratios of THC and CBD in participants with either chronic low back pain (PRISM study) or anxiety (OASIS study). I also worked on the COSMIC and ACED studies. Responsibilities included obtaining informed consent, data management, device maintenance, and recruitment. This study involves administering cognitive assessments, motor tasks, and collecting blood samples before and after a participant has used either cannabis flower or cannabis edibles. We utilized a mobile pharmaceutical lab to conduct these studies. REDCap was used for data collection. I worked on four studies in total: Dr. Kent Hutchison's study COSMIC: Cannabis Observational Study on Mood, Inflammation, and Cognition​​; and three studies with Dr. Cinnamon Bidwell; ACED: Acute Cognitive Effects of Dabbing, PRISM: Observational Study of Cannabis and Pain, and OASIS: Observational Anxiety Study on Inflammation and Stress.

My responsibilities in this position included obtaining informed consent, inventory of research cigarettes, administering various behavioral and mental health related questionnaires, utilization of the proper protocols for suicidal participants, obtaining thorough medical history, administering tasks that assess various cognitive abilities, maintaining accurate logs relating to study products, collecting physiological measures, and collecting and storing biological samples. I performed data management tasks as well as data entry using REDCap, and handled all data and sensitive information in compliance with the IRB and HIPAA. The study I worked on was multi-site and required timely and effective communication between sites to ensure consistent protocols were being employed. The Vermont Center on Tobacco Regulatory Science is part of the Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science (TCORS) at the Vermont Center for Behavior and Health at the University of Vermont.

In this position I provided case management services and recovery-focused community supports to adults with mental health challenges and co-occurring substance use issues. I facilitated in many different areas for my clients, including representative payee services, legal and court processes, insurance related needs, activities of daily living, coordinating medical services, finding and maintaining adequate and safe housing, applying for disability benefits, and supportive counseling. This position required excellent organization, flexibility, and foresight.

I worked in the CNRU from 2012-2014 during my undergraduate career at the University of Vermont, and continued to work there 5 hours a week administering various executive functioning measures for several behavioral studies until April 2016. My experiences included coordinating time sensitive studies involving drug dosing and preparation for subjects to enter an MRI scanner, data entry and organization, data analysis, and various office duties such as scanning, copying, and filing. This position required stringent timeliness and diligent attention to detail.

Various experiences serving clients with varying types of physical and/or intellectual developmental disabilities such as ADHD (inattentive and hyperactive), ASD, and cerebral palsy. Caregiving, transportation, behavioral intervention, community integration, alternative communication skills for nonverbal clients, medication management, meal preparation and feeding for clients with impaired eating and swallowing abilities, mobility assistance including transfers to and from power and manual wheelchairs via hoyer lifts with u-slings as well as transfers to and from wheelchair-accessible vans (EZ lock and manual tie down systems). Experience working with people experiencing developmental disabilities such as Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, seizure disorders, severe pentaplegia cerebral palsy (including cases involving hypertonia and hypotonia), and other nonspecific developmental disabilities ranging from mild to severe.

In this role I administered basic nursing care and completed observational reports for residents to ensure their well-being.