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Houston, Texas, United States

Oakland, California, United States

Oversaw vision, staff development, and project management for the grounds and horticulture departments at the Oakland Zoo

Oakland, California, United States

Developed new horticulture department systems and processes; and recruited staff, volunteers and community stakeholders to engage with horticulture at the Zoo

United States

Teach online horticultural therapy certificate coursework

United States

Develop course materials and assist with grading for online Horticultural Therapy Certificate Program courses

Lead initiatives to expand and promote the Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture to recognize the latest advances in horticultural therapy research

Collaborate on curricula development for teaching horticultural therapists

Sarasota, Florida Area

Design, install, and maintain exhibits and gardens at the Children's Rainforest Garden living rock structures, Welcome Center annual and perennial landscapes, Historic Payne Mansion formal gardens, and Butterfly Garden pollinator displays.

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Led recruitment efforts and enrolled over 40 interested community members
• Formed partnerships to teach educational modules on horticulture and art
• Supervised team of 5 undergraduates to execute experimental protocols of clinical trial
• Developed data analytics plan for biometric results and managed health outcomes database
• Secured and budgeted over $4,500 in donations and grants for supplies and study staff salaries

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Developed research objectives and organized content for submission of IRB ethics approval
• Managed 9 research assistants to execute human-subject research on mood states related toconsumer patterns in greenhouses full of market-ready poinsettia plants
• Budgeted grants to support research

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Delivered 6 lectures in UF course codes FRC 1010, ORH 1030, and PLS 3004C, on the topic of therapeutic effects of horticulture
• Surveyed over 350 students on topics in horticulture and horticultural therapy

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Developed and delivered hands-on therapeutic horticulture sessions to over 100 clients
• Monitored vocational/job skills goals for 6 clients along Autism Spectrum
• Taught horticulture skills to clients with social, physical and mental challenges
• Strategized fundraising and community outreach initiatives including new grants and events

• Maintained grounds and propagated plants for specimen plantings and sale
• Designed teaching garden and preserved tropical collections in conservatory
• Supervised 35 volunteers with landscape management and plant establishment
• Coordinated independent study in landscape management
• Edited plant identification virtual image library (over 200 plants)

Sarasota, Florida Area

• Maintained various gardens and learned horticultural techniques

Master Of Science - Ms, Horticultural Science

My research focuses on quantifying the therapeutic contributions of hands-on gardening activities compared to hands-on art activities.

Bachelor Of Science, Plant Sciences, Specialization Landscape And Nursery Horticulture

Activities and Societies: Alpha Zeta Fraternity UF Environmental Horticulture Club