Experience

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Graduate Research Assistant

  • May 2021 - Present

  Funded research assistant in Seemann lab at TAMUCC conducting immunotoxicological research using Medaka as a model. Responsibilities include fish laboratory husbandry and upkeep, molecular assays (RNA/DNA isolation, Reverse transcription, RTqPCR), histological sample preparation and analysis, and supervising undergraduate research projects, IACUC protocol preparation, etc.

• Genetics Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2021 - May 2021

  Teaching assistant over 72 undergraduate students in a general genetics course.

• Microbiology Laboratory Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2020 - Dec 2020

  Microbiology laboratory teaching assistant over 3 sections of 20 undergraduate students.

• Laboratory Task Worker

  • May 2020 - Aug 2020

  Laboratory technician at Seemann Lab at TAMUCC during summer of 2020 between degree programs; assisted with research and laboratory maintenance.

• Research Assistant

  • Aug 2018 - May 2020

  Graduate research assistant at TAMUCC in Seemann Laboratory for 2 years during Master's degree program conducting molecular research involving medaka model organism.



South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

• United States
• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Freshwater Fisheries Research Intern

  • May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Assisted with Freshwater Fisheries Research Division's sampling projects and data management during the summer of 2018. Assisted with Freshwater Fisheries Research Division's sampling projects and data management during the summer of 2018.



Presbyterian College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2017 - May 2018

  Executed laboratory teaching for undergraduate introductory biology and genetics courses. Executed laboratory teaching for undergraduate introductory biology and genetics courses.



UGA Savannah River Ecology Laboratory

• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Employed as an undergraduate researcher (REU) at UGA Savannah River Ecology Laboratory during the summer of 2017. Conducted research investigating radiocesium contamination in the local aquatic biota communities. Employed as an undergraduate researcher (REU) at UGA Savannah River Ecology Laboratory during the summer of 2017. Conducted research investigating radiocesium contamination in the local aquatic biota communities.