Maia Griffith Email & Phone Number

Wilmington, NC, US

Zambia

Using Drones to Monitor the Health of Endangered Elephants:Manage interdisciplinary team and help them wrangle and analyze satellite collar dataLead the scripting of a reusable ArcPro tool to determine elephant hot spots and home ranges

St Croix, US Virgin Islands

Independent Study Project at Duke University in partnership with The Nature Conservancy:Explore the feasibility of a change detection model for coral bleaching analysis using drone imagery;Georeference high resolution imagery across time, digitize coral colonies, and apply model;Assist with field work efforts in St. Croix including drone flights and.

Beaufort, North Carolina, United States

Duke Restore - Dr. Brian Silliman's LabCo-lead creation and organization of a new marine megafauna database for North AmericaConduct literature review on sea otter feeding impacts on marine community structure for review paper

Beaufort, North Carolina, United States

Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing LabManages all social media outlets, including the website, Instagram, etc

Durham, North Carolina, United States

T.A. for Integrated Environmental Science and PolicyOrganizes and leads discussion groups and a semester-long project with Duke ForestGrades assignments and provide salient feedback to each student

Marathon, Florida, United States

Overhauled and updated all marine science lessons with current information and increased student collaboration with new interactive activities for each lesson offeredRuns all online platforms and social media outlets to increase community involvement and outreach abilitiesAssists Education Director in organizing and leading all aspects of educational.

Marathon, Florida, United States

Lead classroom and hands-on learning activities focused on various aspects of marine science for students ranging from elementary school to collegeAssisted with all island maintenance work and upkeep of onsite animals and student housing

Monitored various backcountry beaches for hawksbill turtle nesting activity; aided in tagging turtles for tracking efforts; performed nest excavations and translocation when necessary

Carlson/Grantham Lab

Conducted field work to examine juvenile salmonid diversity and behavior in Lagunitas Creek; Examined video logs to track local fish species and behavior; Analyzed and sorted macro-invertebrates in lab using dichotomous keys

Caldwell Lab

Maintained aquaria and fed stomatopods and octopuses regularly while aiding other student-lead research projects

Berkeley, CA

Organized and distributed gear to different athletic departments; Gained experience in self-directed work environment

Goleta, California, United States

Scalable Aquaculture Monitoring System (SAMS) project:Tagged and retrieved kelp blade samples from study site;Aided in laboratory analysis of kelp blades for reflectance, nitrogen, and sugar content

Goleta, California, United States

Scalable Aquaculture Monitoring System (SAMS):Gathered remote sensing observations with drones of nearby kelp forests;Created MATLAB code to analyze drone and satellite imagery for cloud cover and kelp reflectance

Azwell Lab

Performed literature reviews on Autonomous Surface Vehicles and Marine Protected Area management; Led the development and creation of the research project’s website

Camarillo, CA

Conducted internal company audits; Tracked company waste production and utilities consumption;Organized and implemented a company-wide waste management system

Master Of Environmental Management, Coastal And Marine Systems + Environmental Analytics And Modeling

Activities and Societies: Duke Restore - Rewilding & Ecocultural Restoration Teams Ocean Policy Working Group

Bachelor Of Science, Conservation And Resource Studies

Marine Biology And Terrestrial Ecology

Performed biological fieldwork in multiple Australian National Parks; Developed and conducted group research projects in marine biology.