• Coordinate and support partnerships from diverse institutions including universities, research centers, zoos, and government agencies to collect and analyze wildlife data• Manage large collaborative datasets and conduct statistical analysis in R • Develop and write research grant proposals• Develop protocols and research designs to study wildlife • Conduct field research

Research:• Manage large collaborative datasets and conduct advanced statistical analysis in R • Design and lead research using online surveys and statistical analysis • Investigate the impacts of human disturbance on meso-carnivores via camera trap data and occupancy modeling• Develop outreach materials and reports of results for local agencies, NGO’s, and public outletsTA’ed Courses: Quantitative Wildlife Ecology, Public Engagement in Science, Natural Resource Conservation, Vertebrate Biology• Led lectures and R coding labs, graded assignments, coordinated and responded to student inquiries, helped develop course material, facilitated field trips, prepped laboratory materials and specimenLeadership: Program specialization representative • Present to, support, and guide students on academic materials and graduate processes • Contribute to board meetings on topics such as: student ethics, program updates, building graduate community, student recruitment, workshop development, etc.• Manage and coordinate visiting speakers, hosts, and associated administrative materials

• Manage and coordinate team of local Malagasy technicians and collaborators• Build local capacity through collaborations with communities • Manage project logistics, finances, field missions, data, and protocols• Collect, process (including PCR) and prepare biological samples for advanced disease analyses • Capture, tag, process and monitor a variety of fruit bat species in Madagascar

• Manage and coordinate a large team of volunteers for migratory shorebird research• Capture, handle, band, weigh, and process shorebirds using cannons nets • Identify, resight and conduct surveys for various migrating shorebirds• Data entry, analysis, preparation and presentation of outreach materials and training • Assist with nest monitoring, establishing fencing and erecting predator exclosures• Develop and update protocols, permits and grant proposals• Conduct rare plant and Delmarva fox squirrel surveys; capture and band doves and owls• Lead deer check stations, collect biological samples, and communicate with local hunters

• Captured, tagged and collared deer (i.e. sex, age, tissue collection, etc.)• Physically restrained and immobilized deer• Selected, set, and maintained traps (clover and rocket nets) and trap sites• Conducted telemetry via hiking and 4WD driving; dropped and recovered GPS collars• Conducted pellet transect surveys • Conducted flir and spotlight surveys using GIS and Excel to record and monitor deer

• Captured, tagged, and collared timber wolves using foothold traps; handled non-target species• Immobilized and processed wolves (i.e. administered drugs (IM and IV), monitored vitals, collected and processed samples (whiskers, hair, and blood), etc.)• Hiked, canoed, and portaged trap lines across dense forest and wilderness• Extensive backpacking/canoeing (16 day trips) with heavy gear• Monitored animals through telemetry, scat collection, howl surveys and necropsies

• Captured, tagged, and collared white-tailed deer (collapsible clover traps)• Immobilized and processed deer (i.e. administered drugs (IM and IV), collected measurements, tooth extraction, etc.)• Selected, set, and maintained traps and trap sites• Conducted necropsies on deer and wolf carcasses via snowshoeing, hiking and cross-country skiing• Monitored wolf and deer movements via ground and aerial telemetry

• Established, maintained and monitored camera traps; managed and analyzed camera data• Monitored and tracked bighorn sheep (using telemetry, GPS, fecal samples, and waterhole counts) through extensive hiking and 4WD driving• Conducted necropsies and disease analysis; collected observations on sheep mortalities• Backpacking and vehicle maintenance; collection of animal collars (drops and mortalities)

• Determined patterns of songbird migration for conservation of stopover sites within North Carolina • Processed, analyzed and managed radar data with R programing; created maps and models in ArcGIS• Experience updating protocols, writing interim reports, giving presentations and literature reviewing