Medical Researcher

• Oct 2022 - Present

Doctoral Student

• Oct 2021 - Sep 2022

Exploring the response of Arctic soil microbial communities to the conditions caused by future climate change, specifically increased winter precipitation, summer warming, and wildfire disturbance. Exploring the response of Arctic soil microbial communities to the conditions caused by future climate change, specifically increased winter precipitation, summer warming, and wildfire disturbance.

Associate Scientist II

• Apr 2020 - Nov 2020

Conducted biological assessments and water quality monitoring in the field as part of a team under the direction of a project scientist or engineer Assisted in characterizing pollutant concentrations in urban runoff and receiving waters Evaluated environmental monitoring and assessment data to draw conclusions and form recommendations for water quality improvement in the Bay Area Used R package ggplot and RShiny for visualizations Conducted biological assessments and water quality monitoring in the field as part of a team under the direction of a project scientist or engineer Assisted in characterizing pollutant concentrations in urban runoff and receiving waters Evaluated environmental monitoring and assessment data to draw conclusions and form recommendations for water quality improvement in the Bay Area Used R package ggplot and RShiny for visualizations

Intern

• Oct 2019 - Dec 2019

Categorized 30 years of film posters in order to create expositional narrative Identified themes within repository and ongoing motifs to understand film history and trends Helped with design ideas for exhibit showcasing prior film poster artwork Categorized 30 years of film posters in order to create expositional narrative Identified themes within repository and ongoing motifs to understand film history and trends Helped with design ideas for exhibit showcasing prior film poster artwork

Graduate Student Researcher

• Sep 2016 - Nov 2019

Investigated the influence of agricultural management on soil microbial populationsUtilized gas chromatography to measure nitrous oxide emissions from soilsExamined soil microbial influence on nutrient losses (colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi)Analyzed data using mixed effects models in R programming language

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Jan 2018 - Mar 2019

Taught instructional lessons on common applications such as Access, Microsoft Office (including Excel functions), and web design. Also provided introduction to R programming language.

Research Assistant

• Aug 2018 - Feb 2019

Worked on field experiments to test efficacy of anaerobic soil disinfestation on Agrobacterium tumefaciensHelped to design experiments testing preplant management for reduction of soil pathogensApplied knowledge of ecological theory to optimize experiments

Research Assistant

• Jan 2015 - May 2016

Processed samples to help decipher microbial influences on ecosystem-level biogeochemistry Extracted DNA from litterbag samples containing competing ectomycorrhizal fungi for PCR Established enzyme assays and gel electrophoresis for analysis of colonization of wood chip samples Analyzed sequencing data using Geneious software and BLAST Maintained fungal culture collection for competition research project Processed samples to help decipher microbial influences on ecosystem-level biogeochemistry Extracted DNA from litterbag samples containing competing ectomycorrhizal fungi for PCR Established enzyme assays and gel electrophoresis for analysis of colonization of wood chip samples Analyzed sequencing data using Geneious software and BLAST Maintained fungal culture collection for competition research project

Summer Undergraduate Researcher

• Jun 2014 - Oct 2014

Conducted germination research in order to nd optimum propagation schedules for leafy greens Arugula (Eruca sativa), Swiss Chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla), and herbs Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) Designed experiments to determine the plant maturity required for transplanting in an aeroponic system with species above and Brassica oleracea var. italic Analyzed fi ndings and incorporated them into capstone project: Ecology's Role in Controlled Environment Agriculture Conducted germination research in order to nd optimum propagation schedules for leafy greens Arugula (Eruca sativa), Swiss Chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla), and herbs Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) Designed experiments to determine the plant maturity required for transplanting in an aeroponic system with species above and Brassica oleracea var. italic Analyzed fi ndings and incorporated them into capstone project: Ecology's Role in Controlled Environment Agriculture

Research Assistant

• Sep 2011 - Dec 2012

Conducted literature research on invasive species and global climates (Zebra Mussel and Water hyacinth) Interviewed faculty and wrote articles about refugees Edited book references extensively for Palgrave Macmillan publication Managed guest speakers at the Ethics Institute workshops and uploaded papers to the website Updated the Ethics Institute website using WordPress Conducted literature research on invasive species and global climates (Zebra Mussel and Water hyacinth) Interviewed faculty and wrote articles about refugees Edited book references extensively for Palgrave Macmillan publication Managed guest speakers at the Ethics Institute workshops and uploaded papers to the website Updated the Ethics Institute website using WordPress