Experience

Olofson Environmental, Inc.

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Botanist

  • Jul 2012 - Present

  - Identified and georeferenced invasive Spartina alterniflora × foliosa for eradication efforts throughout San Francisco Bay estuary - Assisted with coordinating and implementing revegetation projects at various tidal marshes, planting native S. foliosa, Grindelia stricta, and Distichlis spicata - Analyzed microsatellite genotype data to identify cryptic S. alterniflora × foliosa - Collected data on growth rates of field and nursery plots of Spartina clones - Coordinated survey efforts of small and large groups - Familiarized myself with local plants and use of regional florae and dichotomous keys



Cornell University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student

  • Sep 2009 - May 2012

  Gradutate Student in the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Advisor: Dr. Jeff Doyle. Glycine sp. - Amplified and genotyped DNA using microsatellite markers for population structure study on interfertile Glycine AA genome species - Received university funding through application to Harold E. Moore, Jr. Memorial & Endowment Funds and Cornell Center for Comparative & Population Genomics (3CPG) for travel to research in Australia ($6,395.00) - Collected, pressed, and documented Glycine species growing in their native Queensland, Australia and Cornell greenhouses Trillium sp. - Identified and scouted potential sites for mixed Trillium erectum and T. grandiflorum field studies - Monitored emergence and flowering phenology of Trillium species in temperate deciduous forest - Performed breeding system experiment on wild T. grandiflorum population, requiring hand-pollination, construction of deer exclusion apparatus, and ovary dissection - Analyzed canopy photographs to quantify changes in understory light availability Wisteria sp. - Measured morphological characters from herbarium specimens of Wisteria frutescens and W. macrostachya collected throughout eastern United States - Analyzed morphological data using logistic regression and latent class analysis



The New York Botanical Garden

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer Research Assistant

  • Nov 2008 - Aug 2009

  Led project to extract DNA from herbarium specimens of Vochysiaceae for phylogenetic study Assisted lab technician with plant care, cleaning equipment, and general tasks Led project to extract DNA from herbarium specimens of Vochysiaceae for phylogenetic study Assisted lab technician with plant care, cleaning equipment, and general tasks



Skidmore College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Assistant

  • May 2008 - Aug 2008

  Coordinated and maintained Skidmore Greenhouse and plant displays in Dana Science CenterMaintained aviaries, amphibian tanks, aquaria, and other research animal facilitiesMonitored department adherence to biological and chemical safety protocols

• Researcher

  • Sep 2006 - Aug 2008

  Examined moss protonemata physiology and development concurrently with various substrate, nutrient, and hormone applications on Polytrichum and Dicranum moss speciesObserved plant and algal specimens using immunofluorescent labeling and microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopyConstructed article-style poster on evolution of charophycean cell wall polymers for presentation at 46th annual Northeast Algal Symposium (2007)



Harvard University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Intern

  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

  Assisted lab technician with plant care, cleaning equipment, seeding plates, censuses, and data entry for on-going experiments investigating germination of various Arabidopsis thaliana ecotypes expressing different parental effects and under different hormone treatments Researched and presented background information for experiments at laboratory meetings Devised, implemented, and personally led experiment investigating blue light requirements for Arabidopsis thaliana germination Assisted training of additional laboratory workers Prepared and maintained plot for Arabidopsis thaliana field experiments, and collected data