Resume

• 2008

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences

  Texas A&M University at Galveston

• 2005

  Masters Degree

  Thesis title: Hydrodynamic Flow through the Nasal Cavity of Sharks

  Biology

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

• 2001

  Bachelor's Degree

  Biology

  Student Government and Tri-Beta

  Adams State College

• Morphometry

  Animal Husbandry with Mammals

  Biology

  Photo-Identification

  GIS

  Geometrics Morphometrics

  Scuba Diving

  Field Surveys

  Marine Biology

  Animal Husbandry

  Image Analysis

  Surveying

  Marine Mammals Behaviors

  Animal Behavior

  Histology

  Laboratory

  Classic Dissections

  Ecology

  SCUBA Certified

  Teaching

  A comparative morphological study of head shape and olfactory cavities of sharks inhabiting benthic and coastal/pelagic environments

  Frank Fish

  A comparative morphological study of head shape and olfactory cavities of sharks inhabiting benthic and coastal/pelagic environments

  Bernd Wursig

  Leslie Watson

  Deborah Shelton

  Dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) feeding tactics and multi-species associations

  Leslie Watson

  Deborah Shelton

  Bernd Wursig

  Robin Vaughn Hirshorn

  Dusky dolphins influence prey accessibility for seabirds in Admiralty Bay

  New Zealand

  Lori

  Timm-Davis

  Ph.D.

  Texas A&M University

  Pacific Whale Foundation

  West Chester University

  Downtown Aquarium

  Absorption Systems

  LP

  Texas A&M University

  Galveston

  TX

  Head teaching assistant for Natural History of Vertebrates Labs. I prepare labs and teach 3 lab dissections a week.

  Teaching Assistant and Researcher

  Texas A&M University

  Houston

  Educate the public about marine and freshwater organisms and conservation. I am also writing K-12 curriculum for OCEARCH.

  Educator

  Downtown Aquarium

  West Chester

  PA

  Pharmaceutical testing on mice and rats; animal husbandry; lab setup.

  Research Technician

  Absorption Systems

  LP

  West Chester

  PA

  Morphometric analyses of the three-dimensional shape of cetacean flippers.

  Research Assistant

  West Chester University

  French Pass

  New Zealand

  Assisted doctoral student from Texas A&M University under the advisement of Dr. Bernd Wursig. Foraging behavior of dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) and their feeding interactions with other marine predators were observed in Admiralty Bay

  New Zealand.

  Researcher

  Texas A&M University

  Galveston

  TX

  Billfish larvae sampling and fish larvae identification. Offshore experience.

  Researcher

  Texas A&M University

  Galveston

  TX

  Morphology of gastrointestinal tract of pygmy sperm whale; histology.

  Researcher

  Texas A&M University

  West Chester

  PA

  Experimental study on flow mechanics of the shark’s nasal capsule. Morphometric data and CT scans of head and nasal morphology of pelagic and benthic species were collected from the Natural History Museum of the Smithsonian Institution and the Philadelphia Museum of Natural Sciences.

  Graduate Thesis Research

  West Chester University

  Kihei

  Maui

  Behavior and geographic ranges of six residential odontocete species were documented.

  Wild Whale and Dolphin Project Intern

  Pacific Whale Foundation

  Galveston

  TX

  Billfish otolith and reproduction sampling; histology. Traveled to fishing tournaments across Texas and collected billfish gonads and otoliths.

  Researcher

  Texas A&M University

  West Chester

  PA

  Conducted pond surveys in Chester County

  PA. Field work and GIS map making.

  Researcher

  West Chester University