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San Francisco Bay Area

Focus: a) Monitor and manage long-term restoration sites using a combination of vegetation and wildlife surveys, b) Conduct field surveys and compliance monitoring to protect special status species, nesting birds, and rare plantsSkills: Survey and handling of multiple special status species, nesting bird surveys, identification of native and non-native flora and fauna of Northern California, writing technical reports and scientific literature, pond seining, vegetation surveys, use of FieldMaps & ArcGIS, environmental compliance monitoring

San Francisco Bay Area

Focus: Conduct field surveys and compliance monitoring to protect special status species in California, particularly on ecosystem restoration projectsSkills: Survey and handling of multiple California special status species, identification of native and non-native flora and fauna of Northern California, environmental compliance monitoring

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Focus: Assist in the restoration of native ecosystems, including montane woodlands & mixed grass prairies, by managing invasive plants and facilitating the growth of native plantsSkills: Identification of native and non-native plants of Colorado, removal of invasive plants through mechanical control and pesticide application, native seed collection, effectively communicate with and educate the public about goals, strategies, and purpose, Colorado Pesticide Applicators License (Issued 06/01/2021)

Kauai County, Hawaii, United States

Focus: a) Determine where and to what extent seabirds hit power lines, particularly at night, b) Evaluate the efficacy of mitigation strategiesSkills: Identification of seabirds, shorebirds, waterfowl, hoary bat, and short-eared owl, handling and rescue of juvenile Newell’s shearwaters, night vision technology and nocturnal survey techniques, familiarity with Wildlife Acoustics devices, helicopter training (Basic Aviation Safety & Helicopter Transport of External Cargo), community outreach & educatio, camping & backpacking

Dominica

Focus: a) Long-term foraging behavior patterns of local bat species, b) Effects of Hurricane Maria on local bat populationsSkills: Mist net setup and monitoring (single, double, and triple), bat and bird extraction & handling (100+ handles), collection of wing punches for DNA analysis, science education of secondary school students interested in ecology and conservation, assisted other biologists with catching and handling birds, small lizards (Anolis spp.), and invertebrates, maintained and cultivated relationships with the local community, camping & backpacking

Monteverde, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Focus: Determine the impact of artificial lights on the foraging patterns of insectivorous batsSkills: Acoustic surveys and analysis using Kaleidoscope Pro, data analysis with R, writing of an original research report, communication with community to set up study locations, collaborated on related research paper (published in Journal of Tropical Ecology)

University Of Colorado, Boulder, Co

Focus: a) Global meta-analysis of biocrust-plant interactions, b) Impacts of biological soil crusts on vascular plant communities near Canyonlands National Park, UTFunding: Biological Sciences Initiative Grant ($2500)Presentation: Speaker at Biological Sciences Initiative Conference (2017)Skills: Read and extracted data from a global pool of published papers for meta-analysis, individually compiled a plant identification guide for the arid ecosystems located near Canyonlands National Park, UT, writing of a successful grant proposal and research report, data analysis using R, vegetation and soil surveys, camping & backpacking

University Of Colorado, Boulder, Co

Focus: Indirect interactions between spittlebugs and other herbivores as mediated by the host plant alkali goldenbush (Isocoma acradenia)Funding: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Grant ($1200)Presentation: Poster at Norlin Scholars Research Conference (2017)Skills: Writing of a successful grant proposal and academic research paper, data analysis using R, laboratory analysis of plant growth & biomass, presented findings in the form of a thesis defense and a poster, worked with volunteer group in the Carrizo Plain, CA, assisting in larger Carrizo Plain Ecosystem Project

University Of Colorado, Boulder, Co

Focus: a) Impact of variable weather and soil conditions on growth of plants native to the Carrizo Plain, CA, b) Facilitation of alpine plant colonization by soil microbesSkills: Seedling maintenance in greenhouse, laboratory analysis of plant growth & biomass

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Skills: Organized and led board meetings, reviewed and presented budgets to Student Council, created avenues of communication between students and the organization, set up volunteer opportunities for fellow board members

University Of Colorado, Boulder, Co

Focus: Understanding the role of sexual selection and spatial distribution in phenotypic variation between barn swallow populationsSkills: Spectrophotometry collection and analysis, carbon isotope analysis, creation of data collection and analysis protocol using Adobe Photoshop and MATLAB

University Of Colorado, Boulder, Co

Focus: Effects of landscape fragmentation in Wog Wog, Australia, on invertebrate populations, communities, and ecosystem processes Skills: Invertebrate identification, implementation of pitfall traps