EDUCATION
Research on fish stress, emotion, and cognition 2011-2014
Thesis: “Effect of nestling ultraviolet reflectance on the provisioning behavior of male and female Eastern Phoebes”
Side Project: “Female-female pairing behavior of the Convict Cichlid”
Minor in Chemistry
AWARDS
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Laboratory Instructor August 2009-May 2011
EMPLOYMENT AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
PRESENTATIONS:
CERTIFICATIONS
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- University of Louisville
Research on fish stress, emotion, and cognition 2011-2014
- Eastern Kentucky University
Thesis: “Effect of nestling ultraviolet reflectance on the provisioning behavior of male and female Eastern Phoebes”
Side Project: “Female-female pairing behavior of the Convict Cichlid”
- Youngstown State University
Minor in Chemistry
AWARDS
- Research Grant, Arts and Sciences Graduate Student Union January 2013
- Sigma Xi Associate Member December 2012
- Research Grant, Arts and Sciences Graduate Student Union October 2012
- Graduate Assistantship, University of Louisville August 2011-Dec. 2014
- Graduate Assistantship, Eastern Kentucky University August 2009-May 2011
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
- Commonwealth of Kentucky Division for Air Quality
- Responsible for inspection and investigation of air pollution sources
- I respond to citizen complaints of violations of state and federal air pollution regulations
- I perform compliance inspections of industrial and manufacturing facilities with Title V, Conditional, or Minor Source Permits, which include facility tours, records reviews and research
- I participate in educational outreach events to teach children and young adults about the power of air and problems of air pollution.
- University of Louisville
- Organized, initiated, and maintained a lab with approximately 400 fish in 30+ aquariums
- Feed, assess water quality and disease, and experiment with two species of cichlids
- Developed multiple behavior projects and assisted on field projects in Trinidad
- Taught biology labs for non-majors and for biology majors
- Sears Holding Corporation Sept 2014-Dec-2014
- Enhanced customer experience, assisted customers on the floor, provided information and solved customer problems
- Eastern Kentucky University
- Field work with a native songbird species including capture, banding, and behavioral tests
- Used various statistical software and gained experience in the use of a spectrometer
- Developed a project working on parental behavior in fish
- Proctored examinations and drove a university vehicle for field trips
Laboratory Instructor August 2009-May 2011
- Taught biology labs for non-majors and biology for education majors
- Advanced skills in presentation development and multimedia presentations
EMPLOYMENT AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
- Sbarro’s Italian Eatery Boardman, Ohio
- Supervision of employees
- Customer interactions and cashier
- Paperwork and deposit preparation
- Inventory and food preparation
- Cocca’s Pizza Boardman and Canfield, OH locations
- Opening and closing the store
- Customer service, phone orders, and cashier
- Supervision and delegation of employees
- Cooking and prep work
- Quizno’s Subs Boardman and Canfield, OH locations
- Satisfaction of customers and the overall wellness of the store
- Gained expertise in handling difficult situations and multitasking
- Learned leadership, communication, and conflict management abilities
- Complete control over hiring, training, and firing of employees for two stores
PRESENTATIONS:
- Biology Symposium, University of Kentucky, May 2012. Talk “Parental care negotiation in homosexual convict cichlids”
- Behavior 2011, July 2011. Poster Presentation “Parental behaviors in female-female pairs of Convict Cichlids (Amatitlania siquia): Organization of parental roles”
- Biology Symposium, University of Kentucky, March 2011. Talk “Ultraviolet reflectance of nestling plumage and the provisioning strategies of adult Eastern Phoebes”
- SEPIF, March 2011. Poster Presentation “UV reflectance of nestling plumage and the provisioning behavior of Eastern Phoebes”
CERTIFICATIONS
- HAZWOPER – 40 Hr. (March 2015)
- CPR/First Aid/AED Certified-American Red Cross (Nov 2014)
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Kentucky SAVE (April 2015-Present)- Volunteer/Foster/ Adoption Drive Representative
- Franklin County Humane Society (April 2015-Present)-Volunteer/ Foster/ Portable Adoption Drive Representative and Petsmart Animal Care
- Louisville Metro Animal Services (Jan 2013-Dec. 2014) - Volunteer/Foster/Misc.
- Animal Protection Association (May 2014-Dec. 2014) -Volunteer in cat shelter
- Louisville Nature Center(Jan 2012-May-2013)- Volunteer for conducting educational programs and bird hikes