Biologist II

• Aug 2022 - Present

Americorps Member

• Sep 2021 - Aug 2022

Serves the Cape Cod community through a variety of projects focused on natural resource management, environmental education, disaster preparedness and response, and volunteer engagement.Individually placed with: Town of Harwich Cemetery Department & Center for Coastal Studies.• Assisted the Center for Coastal Studies with multidisciplinary projects focusing on fisheries andecosystem assessment research. Tasks included sea-based fieldwork, laboratory-basedsample processing, and data entry• Worked with the Harwich Cemetery Department to design environmental education materials in promotion of the property’s arboretum and assisted with the maintenance of the property through the removal of invasive species and addition of new plant species

Marine Animal Rehabilitation & Environmental Education Intern

• Jan 2021 - Aug 2021

• Assisted with the daily care of rehabilitation patients including seals, sea turtles, and a variety of nativeturtle species• Participated in animal care duties including animal restraint; extensive cleaning and disinfecting oftanks and equipment; diet preparation; administering feeds (including tube, tong, and hand feeding);record keeping and completing data entry; facility maintenance; and water quality testing• Provided medical care to patients, including administering medications and fluids; treating wounds;and helping with radiographs.• Worked in collaboration with staff to complete admission exams, animal necropsies, and release events• Assisted with environmental education programs including creating educational materials, running theweekly Patient Update Live on social media, and leading Discovery Center tours• Helped complete gift shop operations and assisted with various office projects such as organizing files,fundraising, and data entry

Remote Marine Mammal Education & Research Intern

• Jun 2020 - Dec 2020

Assisted with data quality check of field effort data collected during whale watch excursions in the Stellwagen Bank region Assisted with data quality check of field effort data collected during whale watch excursions in the Stellwagen Bank region

Shark Environmental Physiology Research Intern

• May 2019 - Aug 2019

• Assisted with a physiology-based project investigating the impact of temperature and hypoxia on themetabolism and performance of neonate sharks• Research was conducted through USF and on site at Mote Marine Laboratory• Assisted in running and collecting data from all respirometry experiments both collaboratively and independently• Aided with animal collection (via rod and reel, longlines), transport, and acclimation procedures• Completed daily husbandry activities (administering feeds, parasite removal, cleaning tanks and equipment) and monitored animal health daily• Practiced safe animal handling, workup procedures, and dissections (obtained measurements, bloodand genetic samples, etc.)• Assisted with general laboratory and tank maintenance, including completing daily water chemistrychecks (using YSI, pH probes, nitrite, nitrate, and ammonia kits) and carried out water exchanges• Collected, organized, checked, and entered data daily