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Easton, MA, US

Santa Barbara, California, United States

- Worked with over 100 researchers spanning 12 working groups to meet their data-related and analytical needs- Taught workshops on collaboration with Git and GitHub, the `tidyverse` in R, and making R Shiny apps- Authored the R package `lterpalettefinder` and wrote a companion R Shiny app to allow non-R users to explore it- Translated SQL code into.

Lansing, Michigan, United States

- Coded a quality assurance pipeline in R for a database collected by 200 collaborators based in more than 30 countries- Designed a data management plan to standardize post-collection data handling and distribution across the Network- Revised the set of protocols used to train collaborators before and during data collection- Created an R Shiny app for data.

Athens, Georgia, United States

- Formed productive working relationships with 23 organic farmers throughout South Carolina and Georgia- Taught two introductory biology labs in a combination of in-person and virtual settings- Wrote analysis and data tidying codes in the R statistical environment for several data formats- Mentored 5 undergraduates enrolled in completing independent.

Clemson, South Carolina, United States

- Led a campaign to get graduate student representation on faculty committees in the department- Designed a suite of recruitment materials to increase program presence at national and regional conferences- Organized ride and room sharing service to local, regional, and national conferences to increase accessibility- Spurred a partnership with two related.

Ames, IA

- Led a networking workshop teaching elevator speeches, professional emails, and asking for letters of recommendation - Created consistent branding for web presence across social media platforms- Wrote and posted tweets in-line with the support for diverse identities in science consistent with the society’s mission- Member since January 2018

Ames, Iowa

- Established timeline for organizing the research symposium during recruitment weekend- Worked with faculty, staff, and students to ensure a successful recruitment season- Designed a promotional flier and the program for the event- Elected for two consecutive terms by the graduate student members of the program

Iowa State University

- Studied grassland plant, butterfly, and bee community composition and dynamics under different grassland treatments with the Debinski Lab- Used the R statistical environment to do current and projected future climate modeling and vegetation distribution modeling under different precipitation and temperature scenarios

Ames, Iowa

- Taught core ecological concepts to sophomore through senior undergraduate students- Worked with students individually and in groups to facilitate formal scientific writing skills and strategies- Led both lab and field exercises to promote hands-on interaction with course concepts

Lamoni, Iowa

- Conducted vegetation percent cover estimations for several plant functional groups (e.g. forbs, cool-season grasses, etc.)- Trained technicians with variable previous field experience in identification of relevant plant species and functional groups- Planned and executed an intensive sampling schedule with field technicians from three different.

Ames, IA

- Mentored an Iowa State University undergraduate in their first independent research experience- Facilitated the student in hypothesis formation, methods development, statistical analysis, and results reporting- Taught the student data management and cleaning in the R statistical environment- Wrote guidelines and gave feedback on abstract writing and.

Ames, Iowa

- Voted on policy and administrative matters that affect graduate students- Advocated for issues relevant to graduate students in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program- Appointed as the first EEB Program Senator and subsequently elected for the following term

- Provided social media (e.g. Twitter, newsletter, etc.) content on Applied Ecology Section news relevant to students- Recorded a podcast with the ESA Student Section on my experience of being an applied ecology graduate student- Member of the Ecological Society of America since August 2017

University Of Puget Sound

- Recruited seven seniors at Puget Sound from within the category of "Academic Clubs"- Raised funds for scholarships through the university by securing pledges to donate from the class of 2016

Tacoma, WA

- Organized an undergraduate research symposium for student presenters from Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics, Math, and Neuroscience- Obtained a keynote speaker to bring the symposium to a close- Worked with science faculty and departments to secure enough funding for a website, programs, and other advertising

University Of Puget Sound

- Organized extra-curricular events for the students involved in the program including trips to various museums and theater productions in Seattle and Tacoma - Revamped the biannual “Palaver Dinner” and secured regular attendance from the Dean of Students, President of the University, and several other faculty and staff members

Biology Department

• Wrote two research proposals to study patterns of microplastic contamination around the Puget Sound
• Formulated a novel methodology to test hypotheses about regional differences in plastic contamination using fluorescence microscopy
• Presented at the University of Puget Sound Research Symposium in the fall of 2014, in the spring of 2016, and at the Honors Research Symposium at Seattle University

University Of Puget Sound

• Write scientific articles accessible to all educated readers, not just those with specialized scientific backgrounds
• Research both scientific and popular press style articles for sources while writing

Tacoma, WA

• Assisted prospective students by guiding a full tour of the campus and answering any questions that came up during the course of that tour
• Represented the university an ambassador on specialized Admitted Student Days to assist prospective families

La Jolla, CA

• Classified 30,000 leopard seal dive profiles into 7 distinct behavioral categories
• Analyzed 20 hours of leopard seal dive camera footage and categorized different behaviors

La Jolla, CA

• Worked 200 hours educating children (K-9th) on various marine biology/oceanography topics
• Led 45 outdoor field trips to beaches and intertidal areas around San Diego

Master’S Degree, Ecology And Evolutionary Biology

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology

Activities and Societies: Phi Sigma Biological Sciences Honors Society Interdisciplinary Emphasis in Bioethics Minor in Humanities

High School

Activities and Societies: Swim Team, Water Polo Team, Peer Assistant Listeners (PALs), Torrey Pines Theater