Experience

Gund Institute for Environment

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• PHD Student

  • Aug 2018 - Present



University of Vermont

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Student

  • Aug 2018 - Present



InVaio Sciences

• Cambridge, MA

• Lab Technician

  • Oct 2017 - Jul 2018

  Research in natural biocontrol of agricultural pests. Research in natural biocontrol of agricultural pests.



Environment Massachusetts Research & Policy Center

• Greater Boston Area

• Intern researcher

  • Mar 2017 - Jul 2017

  - Production of the 100 percent renewable energy campaign report - Research renewable energy strategies - Contribute to organizing the 100 percent renewable energy campaign - Production of the 100 percent renewable energy campaign report - Research renewable energy strategies - Contribute to organizing the 100 percent renewable energy campaign



Project Interface

• Landscape ecology and conservation researcher

  • Feb 2014 - Dec 2016

  • Perform land-use analyses in agricultural landscapes and data analyses via R resulting in land management applications that can potentially reduce coffee pests by 50%. • Co-instituted the public relations committee and handled science communications. • Organized fieldwork logistics, recruited and trained field assistants (12 months). • Designed, built, and maintained ant exclusion experiments in 25 coffee farms (50+ mi2). • Organized an annual workshop in 2015 for 30+ attendees. Show less



Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo

• São Paulo e Região, Brasil

• Curatorial Intern

  • Mar 2013 - Jan 2014

  • Joined ornithological expeditions in the Amazon and Atlantic Forests. • Contributed to the knowledge of +400 bird species by providing samples useful for morphological, behavioral, and genetic studies to the Ornithology Collection. • Identified, organized, and catalogued historical records of 2,000+ bird specimens in the Ornithology Collection. • Joined ornithological expeditions in the Amazon and Atlantic Forests. • Contributed to the knowledge of +400 bird species by providing samples useful for morphological, behavioral, and genetic studies to the Ornithology Collection. • Identified, organized, and catalogued historical records of 2,000+ bird specimens in the Ornithology Collection.



Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science

• Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Lab technician

  • Sep 2010 - Sep 2012

  • Extracted DNA from 300+ bird samples. • Sequenced and aligned 1200+ individual genes as part of a research project that studied systematics, biogeography, and phenotypic evolution of Neotropical birds. • Resulted in collaborative projects: 2 book chapters, 1 peer-reviewed scientific journal publication, and 3 more in preparation. • Extracted DNA from 300+ bird samples. • Sequenced and aligned 1200+ individual genes as part of a research project that studied systematics, biogeography, and phenotypic evolution of Neotropical birds. • Resulted in collaborative projects: 2 book chapters, 1 peer-reviewed scientific journal publication, and 3 more in preparation.



Louisiana State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research assistant

  • Mar 2007 - Dec 2008

  • Participated in the Louisiana Pine Savanna Biodiversity Project. • Conducted seed germination monitoring experiments in lab. • Prepped 10,000+ seed cocktail trials for translocation to fieldwork. • Measured and analyzed biomass for 5000+ plant specimens. • Participated in the Louisiana Pine Savanna Biodiversity Project. • Conducted seed germination monitoring experiments in lab. • Prepped 10,000+ seed cocktail trials for translocation to fieldwork. • Measured and analyzed biomass for 5000+ plant specimens.