Experience

Point Blue Conservation Science

• United States
• Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Bird Banding Apprentice

  • Mar 2023 - Oct 2023

  Bolinas, California, United States



Naturener USA, LLC

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Seasonal Avian Biologist

  • Sep 2022 - Nov 2022

  Cut Bank, Montana, United States



Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center

• Crew Lead, Black-throated Blue Warbler Project

  • May 2022 - Aug 2022

  Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire, United States



TRC Companies, Inc.

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Winter Raptor Survey Technician

  • Nov 2021 - Feb 2022

  Ithaca, New York, United States



Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bird Migration Count Trainee

  • Aug 2021 - Oct 2021

  Duluth, Minnesota, United States



Boise State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Raptor Research Technician

  • Mar 2021 - Jun 2021

  Boise, Idaho, United States • Conduct surveys for nesting raptors in the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area • Collect occupancy and nesting success data for breeding Prairie Falcons



Cornell Raptor Program

• Raptor Husbandry Technician

  • May 2020 - Feb 2021

  Ithaca, New York, United States • Served as full-time caretaker for over 30 captive, non-releasable raptors of a variety of species used for public education and outreach programs • Managed feeding, training, handling, and basic veterinary care for all raptors at the program • Coordinated Fall 2020 undergraduate volunteering in compliance with Covid-19 safety regulations • Trained program staff and volunteers in the use of operant conditioning to train captive raptors • Led workshops to train program… Show more • Served as full-time caretaker for over 30 captive, non-releasable raptors of a variety of species used for public education and outreach programs • Managed feeding, training, handling, and basic veterinary care for all raptors at the program • Coordinated Fall 2020 undergraduate volunteering in compliance with Covid-19 safety regulations • Trained program staff and volunteers in the use of operant conditioning to train captive raptors • Led workshops to train program volunteers to safely restrain raptors, conduct routine health checks, and perform beak and talon trims

• Student Supervisor

  • Jan 2019 - May 2020

  • Mentored and supervised undergraduate volunteers in safe raptor handling and husbandry techniques • Led group of 5-7 students each week to perform cleaning and maintenance chores

• Raptor Education Presenter

  • Jan 2017 - May 2020

  • Presented live raptors at formal public outreach and education events for children and adults • Designed and presented education programs about falconry, raptor behavior, and raptor natural history

• Volunteer

  • Oct 2016 - May 2020



Cornell Lab of Ornithology

• United States
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Field Assistant

  • Nov 2019 - Jan 2021

  • Trapped wintering Red-tailed Hawks using bow nets and Swedish goshawk traps • Assisted with color banding, blood sampling, aging, and subspecies identification of captured hawks

• Independent Researcher and Field Technician

  • May 2018 - Apr 2020

  • Installed cameras on Harris’s Hawk nests to study social behavior and diet • Trapped adult hawks with bal-chatri traps and bow nets • Banded, measured, and took blood samples from adult hawks and nestlings • Searched for hawk nests on foot and from 4x4 vehicles

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2017 - Apr 2019

  • Used large-scale citizen science (eBird) data to analyze patterns of seabird abundance with respect to broad-scale environmental factors • Analyzed large data sets (10 years of checklist data) using statistical program R



Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates

• Independent Researcher

  • Sep 2017 - May 2020

  • Used historical museum specimens of avian hybrids from the Great Plains Hybrid Zone to study hybrid fitness • Assigned age classes to over 1000 towhee and grosbeak specimens based on characteristics of molt and feather wear

• Collections Assistant

  • Sep 2016 - May 2020

  Ithaca, New York Area • Curated avian and mammalian research collections • Handled thousands of research specimens (skin, skeleton, and fluid), including rare and fragile specimens • Prepared avian skin, skeletal, and tissue specimens



Cornell University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• International Research Experience for Undergraduates (IRES) Fellow

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  • Implemented an independent, NSF-funded field study on Red-backed Fairywren behavior • Conducted standardized playback experiments and behavioral observations of color-marked fairywrens • Conducted vegetation surveys to assess fairywren habitat preferences