Emergency Veterinarian

• Jul 2021 - Present

Small Animal Rotating Intern

• Jun 2020 - Jun 2021

Small animal rotating intern providing ER coverage and rotating through surgery, internal medicine, ophthalmology, dermatology, dentistry, anesthesiology, wildlife, and oncology.

DVM Candidate

• Sep 2016 - Jun 2020

Summer Researcher

• May 2018 - Aug 2018

Conducted fieldwork across central and western Mongolia in support of WCS and USAID’s PREDICT program on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza dynamics, with collection and transportation of field samples. Designed, executed, and wrote R-based analysis of a Sustainable Cashmere Goat health project in the Central Gobi. Designed, conducted, and established an ongoing raptor road survey project over two seasons with local WCS avian biologist. Attended and participated in the International Attended experts Meeting on Addressing PPR Virus Outbreak in Mongolian Saiga and Livestock, hosted by the USGS and FAO in 2017 and the SNAPP working group - Steppe Health Project’s followup meeting on PPRV outbreak in 2018.

Field Research Assistant- Hayes Lab

• May 2016 - Aug 2016

Conducted entomology fieldwork (pitfall trapping, sweep samples, and mosquito trapping) in eastern Montana in support of a diet study of Sage Grouse and Sharp-tailed Grouse. Work was conducted on a USFWS grant in support of The Sage Grouse Initiative.

Teaching Assistant- Chemistry Department

• Aug 2015 - May 2016

Taught multiple sections of the general chemistry laboratory for science majors.

Assistant Field Supervisor

• Jan 2014 - May 2014

Worked with an international field crew conducting occupancy surveys and banding of endangered Orange-breasted Falcons in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve of Belize. Located nests of Black-and-White Hawk-Eagles to trap and tag adults using fixed wing aerial surveys and ground surveys. Gave oral presentations to stakeholder groups in Belize on the Peregrine Fund’s Orange-breasted Falcon project- including topics of natural history, biology, and reintroduction efforts. Compiled and analyzed all of the USFWS captive raptor propagation data for the North American Raptor Breeder's Association for the year 2011.

Intern

• Sep 2010 - May 2011

Maintained and assisted in training a collection of free flown birds and small mammals using modern operant conditioning training techniques. The collection included: various raptors, cranes, hornbills, and corvids. Birds were presented during a grant funded traveling-educational live bird show at no charge to middle schools across Oklahoma. Duties included: overseeing volunteers as needed, assisting in the set up and running of presentations utilizing multimedia equipment, enclosure design, facility maintenance, and administration of prescribed medications and treatments. In addition, assisted with Sutton Center field research, including performing tree climbing for the fledgling Bald Eagle satellite tracking project, and banding of Greater Prairie Chickens with researchers and graduate students. As needed, attended a breeding project producing gyrfalcons, peregrine falcons, and hybrid falcons via artificial insemination to include: cleaning, feeding of adults and chicks, observing breeding behavior, monitoring of incubators with eggs, and neonate care. In addition, I assisted with Sutton Center field research. This included Dr. Sherrod’s fledgling Bald Eagle satellite tracking project, performing the tree climbing, and banding of Greater Prairie Chickens with researchers and graduate students. When needed I assisted with Dr. Sherrod's breeding project producing gyrfalcons, peregrine falcons, and hybrid falcons. My responsibilities at the breeding project included cleaning, feeding of adults and chicks, observing breeding behavior, monitoring of incubators, and neonate care. September 2010 - May 2011.