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South Carolina, United States

South Carolina, United States

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Columbia, South Carolina Area

• Engaged diverse audiences at outreach events
• Increased awareness of and participation in departmental programs among minority audiences
• Planned and coordinated events
• Maintained social media page (https://www.facebook.com/SCDNRDiversity/)

Savannah, Georgia Area

• Planned, coordinated, and led presentations/trainings
• Researched needs of community gardens and found resources
• Recruited volunteers
• Promoted community gardens at local community event
• Organized, managed and maintained informational database
• Reviewed and revised grant documents

Tybee Island, GA

• Educated public about local environment and housed animals
• Handled housed animals and conducted husbandry work
• Implemented in-class educational activities for school groups
• Led environmental tours for diverse groups
• Revised educational activities according to standards
• Led formal and informal presentations for diverse audiences

Savannah, GA

Over the summer, I created and implemented art activities for 1st-9th grade classes. Activities ranged from creating clay marine animals, fish mobiles, and 3-D Great Barrier Reef displays to painting various fruits and vegetables on lunch benches. The Great Barrier Reef theme that summer allowed me to incorporate some marine science information in my art.

Savannah, Georgia Area

• Improved skills in communicating science to broad audiences
• Stimulated interest in STEM fields among students and teachers
• Created and led in-class activities to supplement science lessonsI was also able to coauthor a science education activity, Shrimp and Black Gill: Studying the Effects of Apostome Ciliates, in the October 2015 edition.

Port Aransas, TX

• Developed nonlethal method to identify trophic level of Atlantic croaker using scales
• Collected fish from trawling vessel
• Collected scales and processed using in-lab assay
• Dissected fish and identified food in gut content

Newport, OR

• Investigated reburrowing capability in mud shrimp
• Collected shrimp from wetlands area
• Sexed, measured, and identified shrimp for parasite
• Analyzed data and presented findings

Princess Anne, MD

• Assessed seasonal fluctuation in dietary fiber content in local seaweeds
• Followed in-lab assay to process seaweed
• Analyzed resulting values to determine highest fiber content

Master Of Science (M.S.), Marine Sciences

Activities and Societies: National Society of Leadership and Success, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Living Marine.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Marine And Environmental Science

Activities and Societies: American Society of Limnology and Oceanography-Multicultural Program (ASLO-MP) Fellow, National Oceanic and.