Experience

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

• United States
• Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • Feb 2023 - Present



Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

• Germany
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Apr 2018 - Aug 2018

• • Oct 2016 - Mar 2018



Medina Lab

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2015 - Feb 2017

  project leader, undergraduate mentor, PAM, flow cytometry, bacteria cultivation, dinoflagellate cultivation, MoBio PowerSoil DNA extraction, 16S whole community PCR project leader, undergraduate mentor, PAM, flow cytometry, bacteria cultivation, dinoflagellate cultivation, MoBio PowerSoil DNA extraction, 16S whole community PCR



Baums Coral Reef Research Group

• pennsylvania state university, university park, pa

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2013 - May 2016

  Determined compatibility of boulder coral colonies and staghorn coral based on larval genotype frequencies -Chelex DNA extraction - Microsatellite PCR Determined compatibility of boulder coral colonies and staghorn coral based on larval genotype frequencies -Chelex DNA extraction - Microsatellite PCR



FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Intern

  • May 2015 - Jul 2015

  Analyzed the impact of freshwater discharge on the surface microbial communities of Montastraea cavernosa. Mentor: Joshua Voss, PhD - MoBio Biofilm DNA Extraction - LH-PCR - PRIMER 6 Analyzed the impact of freshwater discharge on the surface microbial communities of Montastraea cavernosa. Mentor: Joshua Voss, PhD - MoBio Biofilm DNA Extraction - LH-PCR - PRIMER 6



Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium

• United States
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Marine Microbiology REU Intern

  • May 2014 - Jul 2014

  Analyzed the effects of ocean acidification on different A. cervicornis genotypes. Mentors: Kim Ritchie, PhD., Erinn Muller, PhD. - Buoyancy weights - Photosynthesis & respiration rate analysis - DNA isolation and PCR - Microbial Community Analysis Biolog EcoPlate Analyzed the effects of ocean acidification on different A. cervicornis genotypes. Mentors: Kim Ritchie, PhD., Erinn Muller, PhD. - Buoyancy weights - Photosynthesis & respiration rate analysis - DNA isolation and PCR - Microbial Community Analysis Biolog EcoPlate



Schlegel Park Pool

• Reading, Pennsylvania Area

• Full-time Lifeguard

  • May 2010 - Aug 2013

  - CPR Certified (expires 5/15) - First Aid Certified (expires 5/15) - Lifeguarding Skills Certification ( expires 5/15) - daily maintenance (cleaned bathrooms, pool care, etc) - CPR Certified (expires 5/15) - First Aid Certified (expires 5/15) - Lifeguarding Skills Certification ( expires 5/15) - daily maintenance (cleaned bathrooms, pool care, etc)