Experience

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2023 - Present

  • Teaching assistant for UNC Chapel Hill biology lecture, BIOL 103: How Cells Function, taught by Laura Ott• Responsibilities include grading assignments and exams for 200+ students, assisting with class, holding office hours, and guest lecturing

• Graduate Student

  • Aug 2023 - Present

  • Graduate student in Adrian Marchetti's laboratory; planning to obtain MSc and PhD• Using bioinformatic pipelines to analyze phytoplankton molecular responses before, during, and after the 2015 marine heat wave, "The Blob", in relation to iron repletion for MSc• Using collected data from PUPCYCLE 2023 research cruise to understand phytoplankton composition, physiology, and molecular mechanisms within the California Current System, in relation to iron repletion and depletion

• Research Scientist

  • Mar 2023 - Aug 2023

  • Worked in Dr. Adrian Marchetti’s laboratory, acting as lab manager and assisting other lab member’s research• Participated on 2-week PUPCYCLE II 2023 research cruise to collect data on phytoplankton dynamics in Northeast Pacific upwelling zones



University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• UMiami Marine Genomics Laboratory Undergraduate Researcher

  • Jan 2020 - Dec 2022

  • Used bioinformatics to analyze levels of DNA methylation within the Atlantic killifish • Used Python and R to identify several genes that have been conserved over evolutionary time, mostly relating to metabolic processes, thus giving better insight into understanding temperature adaptations and evolution within the species • Compared and correlated methylation levels in different genomic regions; found that 5' UTR genes are enhanced for CpG islands enriched for developmental and metabolic processes Show less



NOAA Fisheries

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Intern

  • May 2022 - Aug 2022

  • Worked under NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, MA • Used R Markdown to compute environmental DNA (eDNA) data into species richness metrics and determine relationships with filtration volume, depth, and latitude • Reviewed and revised previous workflow made in Python and R to process and correlate 2019 hydroacoustic data to eDNA data metrics • Adapted the existing workflow to run 2021 acoustic and eDNA data • Worked under NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, MA • Used R Markdown to compute environmental DNA (eDNA) data into species richness metrics and determine relationships with filtration volume, depth, and latitude • Reviewed and revised previous workflow made in Python and R to process and correlate 2019 hydroacoustic data to eDNA data metrics • Adapted the existing workflow to run 2021 acoustic and eDNA data



NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• 2021 William M. Lapenta Student Intern

  • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  • Worked under NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research and National Centers for Environmental Information • Used Python and R to create an open source and cloud-based acoustic metric processing tool to combine with satellite observations; found correlations between mesopelagic fish metrics with chlorophyll and SST • Outcome created a scalable workflow to process acoustic data in place and provide a better understanding of holistic ecosystems where deep-ocean NOAA surveys were conducted over the past 10 years Show less



NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

• United States
• Defense & Space
• 700 & Above Employee

• NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Intern

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  • Worked as an intern for six weeks within GSFC's industrial hygiene sector • Researched the presence of Legionella at Goddard using water quality tests for temperature, pH, and chlorine; found that water quality at Goddard supported the growth of Legionella • Created poster and presented work to mentor, head of code, & judges; received Top 3 award for project • Worked as an intern for six weeks within GSFC's industrial hygiene sector • Researched the presence of Legionella at Goddard using water quality tests for temperature, pH, and chlorine; found that water quality at Goddard supported the growth of Legionella • Created poster and presented work to mentor, head of code, & judges; received Top 3 award for project