Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
2021 MS Biology | East Carolina University, NC
Environmental & Organismal Biology
Thesis (in peer review for publication) | Evaluating a Predator-Induced Phenotype in a Mixed Species Context
2014 BS Biology | East Carolina University, NC
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Jul 2022 - Present Field Biologist, Environmental Technical Writer
Aspen Environmental Group | Southern California
Nov 2021 - Jul 2022 Preserve Manager & Conservation Coordinator
Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee | Ridgecrest, CA
FIELD & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Jul 2022 - Present Biological Resource Monitoring, Construction Monitoring, and Environmental Compliance
Full-time, >40 hrs/week in the field
Including pre-construction surveys, nesting bird surveys, Desert tortoise presence/absence surveys, southwestern desert fauna, etc.
Working knowledge of air quality regulations, SWPPP and other compliance standards on green energy projects
Summer 2023 Snake Surveys : Distribution & Abundance of Species across elevation zones | Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains, southern CA
Volunteer Field assistant, conducting night-drives (sweeps) with catch-and-release collection of live specimens
Summers 2020 & 2021 Distribution of Sarracenia Pitcher Plant hybrids in the American Southeast | East Carolina University
Volunteer Field assistant
Summer 2021 Parasite-mediated dispersal in Hyla Cinerea using Harmonic Dirction-Finding | East Carolina University
Volunteer Field assistant
Jun - Aug 2020 Fossorial Snake Impacts on Ecosystem Processes | East Carolina University
Graduate research assistant
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014 Husbandry of Dendrobatid Dart Frogs | East Carolina University
Undergraduate research assistant
FUNDING
Spring 2020 Roger Conant Field Research Grant in Herpetology | Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles ($500.00)
Evaluating the Adaptive Nature of a Predator-Induced Phenotype of Larval H. Chrysoscelis
TEACHING
Fall 2019 - Spring 2021 Graduate Teaching Assistant | East Carolina University
Human Anatomy & Physiology lab (I & II)
SERVICE
2019 - 2020 Fundraising Chair | Biology Graduate Student Association, East Carolina University
PRESENTATIONS
Feb 2023 Southwestern Herpetologists Society presentation | Deukmejian Wilderness Park, Glendale, CA
Tadpoles and their Many Abilities : Predator-Induced Plasticity in a Complex System
Apr 2021 Research & Creative Achievement Week | East Carolina University
Evaluating a Predator-Induced Phenotype in a Mixed Species Context using the Pine Woods treefrog
Mar 2021 Research-In-Progress (RIP) Seminar | East Carolina University
Is it adaptive? Evaluating a Predator-Induced Phenotype in a Mixed Species Context
SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
Spring 2021 North Carolina SciFest Virtual Presenter | Reedy Creek Middle School (Cary, NC)
Who’s Cooler? Frogs vs. Humans : a Look into Biology & Comparative Anatomy
Fall 2020 Invited Virtual Presenter | D.H. Conley High School (Winterville, NC)
Predator-Induced Plasticity in Treefrogs & Community Interactions
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Southeastern Partners in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (SE PARC)
Society for the Study of Amphibians & Reptiles (SSAR)
North Carolina Partners in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (NC PARC)
North Carolina Herpetological Society
FIELD WORKSHOPS & COURSES
Xerces Society | California 2023 Bumble Bee Atlas (southern CA)
2023 virtual seminar & field workshop, permitted participant to conduct non-lethal surveys for Bombus spp. in southern CA
Desert Tortoise Council | Introductory Field Biologist Training Course (Ridgecrest, CA)
Winter 2021 : Lecture course complete
Fall 2022: Field Workshop complete
Herpetology
Graduate course in amphibian & reptile biology, anatomy, physiology with field identification experience (NC specimens)
Field Botany & Plant Taxonomy
Graduate course in biology, physiology, taxonomy with field identification experience (NC specimens)
GIS Seminar
Graduate course using ArcGIS Pro & ArcMap programs
Modern Ecological Stats & Modeling
Graduate course utilizing R statistical programming for ecological research & multivariate analyses