Coordinate the home delivery program, for patrons who otherwise would have a hard time coming to the library (whether because of age, illness, disability, etc.)Provide customer service with patrons at the service desk and over the phoneMail bills for lost or damaged itemsCreate social media content (TikTok, Reels, etc)

Provide customer service with patrons at the service desk and over the phoneCreate book displaysMaintain relationships with and deliver materials to patrons who cannot easily come to the library, as part of the outreach teamStarted a monthly Adult Writing Meet-up, for patrons to share and work on writing projectsWork in both children's and adult services

Teach musical theater and jazz classes, for both children and adultsTeach private tap lessons

Nonprofit that mails free, handwritten notes to individuals with OCD and related disorders.Manage website (WordPress) and create content for social media (Instagram, Facebook, etc.)Lead team of over twenty note writersSpeak at mental health conferences and virtual community events

Managed website (WordPress) and social media (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok) for nonprofit theater groupElected position

In the Super Contributor program June 2020-October 2022Publishing a blog post about once a month

Write blog posts and create social media contentConduct interviews of menstrual cup users for content

Graduate Assistant – Webmaster and Newsletter EditorWrite and distribute monthly newsletters (www.wcsu.edu/sas/newsletters/)Update and maintain website pages

AmeriCorps Member - Mental Health First Aid InstructorTaught and tracked data for 8-hour Mental Health First Aid classes throughout Central IllinoisConducted outreach to rural communities to organize Mental Health First Aid classes

Undergraduate Independent Research Student, with Dr. Meghan DuffyConducted an honors thesis project: a mental health survey of introductory science students focused on identifying at-risk populations and mental health resource knowledge and usage

Analyzed campus-wide survey results on mental health resource usage, campus climate, and recommendations to the university Contributed to writing a formal report of the results and recommendationsLeading implementation of recommendations for Services for Students with Disabilities office

Participated in a fellowship program through the Honors Program to work on my honors thesis

Undergraduate Independent Research Student, with Dr. Meghan Duffy Involved in a project studying the effects of UV light on parasites, using the model system of Pasteuria ramosa and Daphnia

Biology of Animal Parasites (EEB 431)TA for a class of 12 undergraduate and graduate studentsAssisted with labs and using microscopes, ran exam review sessions, helped grade assignments and exams

Course: Introductory Biology, Ecology and Evolution (BIOLOGY 171)Taught a discussion section of 15-20 undergraduate students, wrote lesson plans, graded assignments, held office hours, attended prep meetings, and proctored exams

Tutored other students several hours a week for introductory biology:ecology and evolution (BIOLOGY 171)

Undergraduate Independent Research Student, with Dr. Chelsea WoodConducted a literature search and wrote short papers about the history of schistosomiasis control in Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Western Sahara (published on http://prawn.stanford.edu/) (What predicts success of schistosomiasis control?)Identified birds in photos of California ponds to determine bird abundance (Linking biodiversity and parasite transmission in freshwater ponds of California)Discussed through directed reading prominent parasitology literature

Natural History Research Experiences Intern, with Dr. Robert Kula and Dr. Abigail KulaNational Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (EAR-1062692)Research project focused on Hymenoptera (i.e., bees, wasps, sawflies, braconids) in grasslands and comparing the efficacy of different sampling methods for estimating diversityField component: sampled insects using Malaise traps, pan traps, and sweep netDehydrated and mounted insect specimens; sorted specimens to subfamily and morphospeciesConducted statistical analyses in R and EstimateS

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Dr. L. Lacey Knowles’s laboratoryUsed MaxEnt, ENMTools, and ArcGIS to create and compare niche models for Ceroglossus magellanicus and C. darwini beetles

Internship, with Dr. Matthew Buffington and Dr. Robert KulaSorted, mounted, and labeled parasitoid waspsServiced various types of insect trapsDatabased specimens in the NMNH insect collectionsIdentified braconid wasps to subfamily

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), with Dr. David ShultisAssisted in a biochemistry lab working on de novo protein designCo-wrote and produced a video presentation explaining the lab’s research