Education

• University of Rio Grande

  (BS)

  Wildlife Conservation and Management
  Cum Laude
  

• Ohio University

  (MS)

  Environmental Studies
  
  

• Ohio University

  Graduate Research Assistant

  
  Earned a $10,000 grant to develop and implement an assessment of plant community ecology at Crane Hollow Nature Preserve. My research focused on mapping plant communities in a GIS, evaluating floristic quality using a Floristic Quality Assessment Index (FQAI), Classifying plant communities using state and national (Nature Serve) systems, and developing a database of vegetation and environmental characteristics.
  

• Ohio University

  Teaching Assistant, Biology

  
  Taught Bachelor-level Introduction to Biology and Biology II for the Biological Sciences department at Ohio University. I was responsible for presenting biology lab coursework on a daily basis, proctoring exams, and grading tests, quizzes and homework.