• Collaborate with the principal investigator, post-doctoral researchers, and peers within the laboratory setting to draft and present proposals, outline and implement experimental procedures, and troubleshoot conflicts• Communicate with businesses and stakeholders in Wisconsin cranberry agriculture to coordinate field project implementation and subsequent data collection as well as demonstrate the significance and implications of field research• Perform various components of field research methodology including insect trap setting, weather station assembly, flagging designations for treatment applications, and data collection for bioinsecticide and mating disruption studies• Create an animated video to display classification distinctions in trophic identities of micro and macro-biota between green and brown food webs, based on previous research by the principal investigator

• Designed and executed an independent research project studying prolonged exposure of 20 B. impatiens colonies to 4 degrees of simulated climate variation to gauge the species response to climate change induced extreme seasonal temperatures• Educated peers, faculty, and other members of the campus research community on experimental results and implications by creating and presenting an academic poster at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Mentored IP Poster Session• Assisted in various laboratory procedures relating to bee-microbe symbiosis including pollen provisioning and sterilization

• Interacted with customers, supervisors, and corporate managers to maximize profits while fostering a welcoming and comfortable environment within the store• Trained new employees in the use of inventory and sales software as well as customer interaction• Engaged with customers to communicate the goals of the non-profit organization under which the store operated