Experience

RSU5
• United States
• Spectator Sports
• Science Teacher

  • Sep 2021 - Present


Harvard University Graduate School of Education

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2020 - Oct 2022

  ● Research Assistant to Dr. Shari Metcalf for the Aqualab Project (an immersive science practices game) ● Research Assistant to Dr. Shari Metcalf for the Aqualab Project (an immersive science practices game)



HARPSWELL COASTAL ACADEMY

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Divisional Team Leader

  • Aug 2019 - Jul 2020

  ● Implemented strategic groupings as a data driven response to standardized testing, ● Participated in state conferences around best practices in data driven decision making● Planned and led weekly all-staff meetings, supporting professional development● Served on Academic Oversight Committee of the Board

• STEM Faculty

  • Aug 2018 - Jul 2020

  ● Taught problem based math workshop classes and project based STEM investigations ● Planned and facilitated field research with community partners and citizen science efforts



Success Academy Charter Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Science Teacher

  • Oct 2016 - Jun 2018

  Science Teacher at Success Academy Bronx 1, a National Blue Ribbon School located in the Mott Haven neighborhood of New York City. Focused on inquiry-based and experiential learning for grades K-4. Content reaches through many scientific areas, such as earth sciences, ecology, and computer science, and teaches students to think both critically and flexibly.

• Associate Science Teacher

  • Jul 2016 - Sep 2016

  Associate Science Teacher at Success Academy Bronx 1, teaching K-4 science classes.



Tufts University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Jan 2015 - Jun 2016

  Worked in the Orians Lab at Tufts University focused on the relationship between hemlock trees (Tsuga Canadensis) and the invasive species hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae). Developed as an independent project with supervision from Robert Schaeffer throughout Spring 2015 and included field and laboratory data collection techniques. Worked in the Orians Lab at Tufts University focused on the relationship between hemlock trees (Tsuga Canadensis) and the invasive species hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae). Developed as an independent project with supervision from Robert Schaeffer throughout Spring 2015 and included field and laboratory data collection techniques.



Somerville Arts Council

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Environmental Education Coordinator

  • Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

  Taught biology and environmental studies to high school students participating in the Town of Somerville's Mystic Mural Program. Responsibilities included organizing and leading field studies, and presenting on current environmental issues. Taught biology and environmental studies to high school students participating in the Town of Somerville's Mystic Mural Program. Responsibilities included organizing and leading field studies, and presenting on current environmental issues.



Primates Peru

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

  Collected data for research lead by Dara Adams, a behavioral anthropology Ph. D. Candidate at Ohio State University. Lived at the CICRA field station in the Peruvian portion of the Amazon Rainforest for seven weeks collecting a variety of ecosystem data focused on the bald-faced saki monkey, a species endemic to the region. Collected data for research lead by Dara Adams, a behavioral anthropology Ph. D. Candidate at Ohio State University. Lived at the CICRA field station in the Peruvian portion of the Amazon Rainforest for seven weeks collecting a variety of ecosystem data focused on the bald-faced saki monkey, a species endemic to the region.



Shelter Island Yacht Club

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sailing Instructor

  • Jul 2011 - Aug 2013

  Worked as a full and part time sailing instructor at Shelter Island Yacht Club, coaching children ages 5-18 from fundamentals to racing technique. Worked as a full and part time sailing instructor at Shelter Island Yacht Club, coaching children ages 5-18 from fundamentals to racing technique.



The Nature Conservancy

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Wetlands Intern

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Acted as a intern for the Long Island branch of The Nature Conservancy from Spring to Fall 2011. Under mentor Nicole Maher, was taught various data collection techniques aimed at assessing the qualitative and quantitative health of Long Island's salt marshes. These included Surface Elevation Tables (SET platforms), feldspar plots, laser elevation recordings, and identification of plants. Much of this data was then compared to water elevation rise to determine the potential effects of climate change on Long Island. Also assisted with projects to determine the effects of invasive intertidal crab species on marshes. This included monitoring crab traps and sexing those captured. Show less