Curriculum Vitae
Education
Marshall University
Huntington, West
Virginia
M.S. Biological
Sciences
August 2007 – Present
California University of Pennsylvania
California,
Pennsylvania
B.S. Environmental Studies,
Fisheries and Wildlife Biology Concentration
Degree acquired: May
2006
Professional Experience
Graduate Research, Marshall University
Statewide West Virginia
June 2008-Present
I am currently studying
the presence/absence of the amphibian chytrid fungus in amphibian populations
throughout WV. Surveys are being conducted to sample
populations of amphibians of greatest conservation
need in the state.
Research Assistant, Marshall University
Huntington, West
Virginia
June 2008-Present
I am involved in
assisting Dr. Tom Pauley in surveys for the Federally Threatened Cheat Mountain
Salamander
(Plethodon nettingi), as well as taking soil and leaf litter
samples. Also, I am involved in a
project funded by the
USDA Forest Service determining
the effects of multiuse trails on P. nettingi.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Marshall
University
August 2007-Present
Principles of Genetics
laboratory instructor
Principles of Cell
Biology laboratory instructor
Supervisor: Susan
Weinstein
West Virginia Herpetological Database, Marshall
University
Huntington, West
Virginia
August 2007-Present
Entering herpetological
records into a Microsoft Access database.
Project funded by the West Virginia
Division of Natural
Resources.
Seasonal Biological Technician (wildlife)
GS-0404-5,
Huron-Manistee National
Forests, Huron Shores Ranger District, Oscoda, Michigan
June 2006-November 2006,
February 2007-August 2007
As a seasonal
technician I was involved in a variety of wildlife/habitat management
practices.
I surveyed forester
sensitive species, participated in censuses for the federally endangered
Kirtland’s
Warbler, and telemetered
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes. I also
was a certified type II wildland
firefighter and Faller
“A” Apprentice Sawyer.
Supervisor: Paul
Thompson
Research Technician,
May 2005-August 2005
I was involved in
gillnet surveys determining the health of Paddlefish populations in the
Allegheny and
Ohio Rivers in SW
Pennsylvania. Also, I was involved in
determining fish assemblages of the
Monongahela River and
its tributaries through the use of gillnets and through the use of backpack and
boat electrofishing.
Supervisors: Dr. David
Argent and Dr. William Kimmel
Lab Technician,
September 2004-May 2006
I provided assistance
in a variety of university lab activities including maintaining an
ornithological
specimen museum,
collecting and sorting macroinvertebrates, backpack electrofishing, data entry
in Microsoft EXCEL,
constructing and checking mist nets, as well as constructing and maintaining
pitfall
traps and drift fence
arrays.
Supervisors: Dr. Carol
Bocetti and Dr. David Argent
Professional
Memberships
The Wildlife Society
American Fisheries
Society
National Wild Turkey
Federation
Ducks Unlimited
American Society of Ichthyologists
and Herpetologists
