I am a M.S. Candidate in Biological and Environmental Science with a specialization in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems at the University of Rhode Island. I will be graduating in May 2018 and hope to pursue a career in the environmental sector.
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Research Assistant
2016 - present
I am currently performing lab work as it relates to my thesis research on lobster shell disease and probiotics treatments. I have designed probiotic screening assays on larval lobsters and am conducting long-term experiments with diseased adult lobsters to test the efficacy of a novel treatment for fisheries application.
Science Writing Fellow
2016 - present
Last fall, I was awarded the NSF-funded SciWrite@URI Graduate Student Fellowship. Through this fellowship, I am trained in science communication for broad audiences by using a rhetorical approach and practicing habitual writing. I have taken multiple science communication courses, participated in various workshops, and completed a science writing internship with the Metcalf Institute at URI.
Teaching Assistant
2016 - present
I have been a graduate teaching assistant for Introduction to Biology and Marine Biology at URI. As a TA, I helped design curricula, administered lectures, ran laboratory activities, held office hours, and took students on field trips to remote locations.
University of Rhode Island
2016 - present
Master of Science Candidate in Biological and Environmental Science with a Specialization in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems. Major Professor: Dr. Marta Gomez-Chiarri. GPA 3.9.
Relevant Coursework: Food Systems, Sustainability, and Health; Writing in Life Sciences; Diseases of Aquatic Organisms; Big Data Analysis; Public Engagement with Science; Multimedia Journalism.
University of Maine
2011 - 2015
Bachelor of Science in Marine Science with a Concentration in Marine Biology and Minor in Anthropology. GPA 3.5.
Relevant coursework: Marine Policy & Fisheries Management; Marine Biology; Environmental Justice Movements in the U.S.; Marine Fisheries Ecology; Oceans & Climate Change; Human Dimensions of Nature and Conservation; Oceanography.
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Microsoft Office Suite
R Studio
Python
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Photoshop
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Ecological field sampling
Microscopy
DNA extractions
PCR & gel electrophoresis
Aquatic animal husbandry
AAUS SCUBA certified
SDI Rescue SCUBA certified