Curriculum Vitae

Research Experience

NOROCK USGS, Bozeman, MT; 2026- Present

• Conducted literature review on ungulate hemorrhagic diseases in the Western United States

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF), Syracuse, NY; 2022- 2026

• Sampled deep water carbon gas using Niskin sampler and infrared gas analyzer (IRGA)

• Measured greenhouse gas (GHG; CO2 and CH4) fluxes in wetlands using chambers and an IRGA

• Built and maintained eddy covariance (EC) towers in tidal and non-tidal wetlands

• Installed and worked with the following: ClimaVue sensor, sonic anemometers, DO probes, CH4 and CO2 sensors, temperature probes, pressure transducers

• Analyzed GHG diurnal and seasonal cycles using R and Matlab from EC towers and IRGAs

• Simulated GHG fluxes and microbial populations using the processed-based model, ecosys, in Linux and the Ohio Supercomputer, including Bayesian optimization for parameterization

Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA; September 2025-May 2026

• Performed literature review on marsh organ methods for assessing sea level rise effects on vegetation

• Assisted in creating Pest Alerts to inform areas of VA about seasonally and geographically important invasive species

• Helped compile a database of invasive species factsheets, identifying information gaps, and creating new factsheets where those were missing

• Recorded and analyzed spotted lanternfly counts across vineyards in VA

SUNY Upstate Medical University; Syracuse, NY; 2021-2022

• Received, identified, and processed ticks for New York citizen science program at NYticks.org

• Designed and implemented field study to assess the ecology of Powassan virus in New York sites

• Ran qRT-PCR to test field ticks for panel of 13 pathogens

• Used the following laboratory skills: cell culture, focus forming assays, gel electrophoresis

Delaware Fish & Wildlife, Newark, DE; Environmental Scientist 1; May 2020- November 2020

• Conducted routine freshwater marsh and impoundment sampling for mosquito surveillance

• Certified in pesticide application 5a

• Controlled all mosquito life stages using insecticides, backpack sprayers, and truck-mounted foggers

• Sampled and identified ticks in twelve public parks via dragging and flagging techniques

• Performed weekly sentinel chicken serology and husbandry for West Nile and Eastern equine encephalitis virus surveillance

Cornell University; Ithaca, NY; 2018-2020

• Collected and identified ticks within highly trafficked park sites for species distribution analysis, risk analysis, and pathogen testing of Haemaphysalis longicornis

• Administered and analyzed surveys to assess park visitor behavior, attitudes, and risk of tick acquisition

• Observed and recorded human behavior across 14 park sites to assess risk for tick exposure

Max Planck Tandem Group; Universidad de Antioquia Internship; Medellin, Colombia; January 2019

• Performed preliminary testing on Anopheles swarming and acoustic behavior

• Dissected Aedes wings and spermathecaes

• Field-collected larvae and adult Aedes mosquitoes and hatched eggs using laboratory protocols

Tennessee Dept. of Health, Nashville, TN; Internship; May 2017-July 2018

• Performed insecticide resistance testing on mosquitoes using the CDC bottle bioassay method

• Reared Aedes mosquitoes from field collected eggs across TN for identification

• Ran qRT-PCR to test statewide mosquitoes for West Nile, Flanders, and St. Louis encephalitis viruses

• Trapped mosquitoes using BGS 2.0, CDC light, gravid traps, and oviposition cups for identification

Missouri Department of Conservation, Clinton, MO; Internship; May-August 2016

• Determined fish species richness in non-altered streams to compare against human-altered streams

• Sampled fish species with backpack, boat, and barge electroshocking equipment and kick-nets, drag seines, fyke nets, and hoop nets

• Classified physical stream characteristics using densitometer, clinometer, flow meter, and range finder 
   

Westminster College Field Station, New Wilmington, PA; Student Technician; May 2014- 2017

• Collected and identified aquatic macroinvertebrates to teach students taxonomy

• Assisted in constructing a wind turbine and solar panels for data analysis on energy savings

• Constructed permanent bird blind, trails, bridges, and informational kiosks across field station

• Planted and inventoried native trees in the arboretum