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Nutrient contributions from and early life history variability of an adfluvial sucker in an oligotrophic southeastern stream. M.S. Thesis. 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Funded by US-LTER **(\$1,000**) | 2022 | -+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ -| FIU ForEverglades Scholarship – Principal Investigator; Funded by Everglades Foundation **(\$25,000**) | 2022 | -+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ -| Student Travel Grant; Funded by Florida Chapter of American Fisheries Society (**\$300**) | 2022 | -+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ -| Colin Cone Writing Scholarship; Funded by Florida Outdoor Writers Association **(\$1,000**) | 2021 | -+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +### Funding + ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----:+ +| Supplemental Research Grant; Funded by NSF CREST Center for Aquatic Chemistry & Env. **(\$4,550**) | 2023 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| Student Travel Grant; Funded by Florida Chapter of American Fisheries Society (**\$300**) | 2023 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| NSF Long-Term Ecological Research Synthesis Grant – Principal Investigator; Funded by US-LTER **(\$55,000**) | 2022 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| Student Travel Grant; Funded by US-LTER **(\$1,000**) | 2022 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| FIU ForEverglades Scholarship – Principal Investigator; Funded by Everglades Foundation **(\$25,000**) | 2022 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| Student Travel Grant; Funded by Florida Chapter of American Fisheries Society (**\$300**) | 2022 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| Colin Cone Writing Scholarship; Funded by Florida Outdoor Writers Association **(\$1,000**) | 2021 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ #### ***Proposals pending or not selected for funding*** -+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----:+ -| Florida Forage Fish Research Fellowship; FFFC & FWRI **(\$15,000**) | 2024 | -+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ -| Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship; Ford Foundation **(\$30,000**) | 2022 | -+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ -| Conservation Research Grant; North American Native Fishes Association (**\$1,000**) | 2020 | -+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----:+ +| Florida Forage Fish Research Fellowship; FFFC & FWRI **(\$15,000**) | 2024 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship; Ford Foundation **(\$30,000**) | 2022 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| Conservation Research Grant; North American Native Fishes Association (**\$1,000**) | 2020 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ + +### Awards & Honors + ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----:+ +| | | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| Student of the Year, *Florida Coastal Everglades LTER* | 2023 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| Best Student Poster Award***,** Florida Coastal Everglades LTER All-Scientists Meeting* | 2023 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| Best Student Oral Presentation Award, *Southeastern Fishes Council Meeting* | 2021 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| Best Student Poster Presentation Award, *Southeastern Fishes Council Meeting* | 2019 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ + +### Teaching & Mentor Experience + +#### ***Teaching*** + ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------:+ +| **Principles of Ecology Lab (BIOL 3130):** 3 Semesters **-** Tennessee Technological University | 2020-2021 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ +| **Principles of Biology Lab (BIOL 1113):** 2 Semesters - Tennessee Technological University | 2019 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ + +#### ***Mentoring*** + ++----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------:+ +| **Graduate & Undergraduate Student Research Mentor**: MS students - Florida International University (5); UG Students - Florida International University (12), Tennessee Technological University (4); NSF-REU Students – Florida International University (2) | 2019-Present | ++----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ + +### University & Professional Service + ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------:+ +| Aquatic Technical Working Group Committee, *National Ecological Observatory Network* | 2023-Present | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ +| Broadening Inclusion Committee, *Florida Coastal Everglades LTER* | 2022-Present | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ +| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, *Southeastern Fishes Council* | 2021-Present | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ +| Florida AFS - Reefs to Rivers Blog, Editor, *Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society* | 2022-2023 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ +| Florida AFS Student Subunit, University Liaison, *Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society* | 2022-2023 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ +| FCE-LTER Student Subunit, Secretary, *Florida Coastal Everglades LTER* | 2021-2022 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ +| Biology Graduate Student Society, President, *Biology Department of Tennessee Technological University* | 2020-2021 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ +| City of Cookeville Fishing Derby, Event Coordinator, *Tennessee Chapter of the American Fisheries Society* | 2020 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ +| Biology Graduate Student Society, Treasurer, *Biology Department of Tennessee Technological University* | 2019 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ +| Life Below the Water Line Community Outreach Program, *Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission* | 2018 | ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ + +### Selected Presentations + ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----:+ +| Species richness and functional diversity drives nutrient supply stability across marine ecosystems; *Florida Coastal Everglades LTER All-Scientist meeting – poster presentation* | 2024 | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| Species richness and functional diversity drives nutrient supply stability across marine ecosystems; *Florida American Fisheries Society annual meeting – poster presentation* | 2024 | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| Consumer nutrient dynamics in coastal ecosystem in the wake of global change; *Florida American Fisheries Society annual meeting – poster presentation* | 2023 | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| | | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| Consumer nutrient dynamics in coastal ecosystem in the wake of global change; *NSF CREST Center for Aquatic Chemistry & Env. All-Scientists Meeting – poster presentation* | 2023 | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| When world’s collide: Consumer nutrient dynamics in the coastal Everglades; *Florida Coastal Everglades LTER All-Scientists meeting – poster presentation* | 2023 | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| When world’s collide: Multi-directional movements of fishes and their ecological importance; *Florida American Fisheries Society annual meeting – poster presentation* | 2022 | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| South Florida coastal fisheries acoustic telemetry project update; *Florida Atlantic Coast Telemetry Meeting – oral presentation* | 2021 | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| Consumer functional roles and the biodiversity of freshwater fishes in the southeast; *Florida International University Department of Earth & Science Seminar Series – oral presentation* | 2021 | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| Salmon of the South: Suckers in Citico Creek; *Southeastern Fishes Council annual meeting – oral presentation* | 2021 | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| Salmon of the South: Nutrient contributions of an adfluvial catostomid; *Tennessee Technological University Seminar Series – oral presentation* | 2021 | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| Growth of Rainbow Trout (*Oncorhynchus mykiss*) in Two Tennessee Tailwaters; *Tennessee Chapter of the American Fisheries Society annual meeting – oral presentation (second author)* | 2021 | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| Suckers - salmon of the South? *Tennessee Rare Fishes Meeting – oral presentation* | 2020 | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| Abundance estimates of spawning catostomids in a small, oligotrophic stream using aerial imagery; *Southeastern Fishes Council annual meeting – oral presentation* | 2019 | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ +| Native brook trout conservation genetics; *Tennessee Technological University Department of Biology Seminar Series – oral presentation* | 2019 | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+ + +### Specialized Skills + ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| Proficiency in R, Git, GitHub, QGIS, and ArcGIS | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| Experience in Python, CCS, HTML | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| Extensive backcountry, kayak, canoe, trailering, and boating experience | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| Extensive backcountry camping and field work experience (temperate and subtropical environments) | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| Extensive electrofishing (backpack-, barge-, and boat-), seining, and snorkeling experience | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| Extensive acoustic, passive integrated transponder, and coded wired tagging experience | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| Extensive fish identification, water quality analysis (discrete auto-analyzer and handheld fluorometry), macroinvertebrate identification | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| Experience in DNA extractions | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| Extensive experience troubleshooting electrical and mechanical issues in the field (e.g., electrofishing equipment, boat motors, etc.) | ++-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ diff --git a/docs/CV.html b/docs/CV.html index 2479fb1..323d0b4 100644 --- a/docs/CV.html +++ b/docs/CV.html @@ -120,7 +120,12 @@

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    Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, Southeastern Fishes Council2021-Present
    Florida AFS - Reefs to Rivers Blog, Editor, Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society2022-2023
    Florida AFS Student Subunit, University Liaison, Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society2022-2023
    FCE-LTER Student Subunit, Secretary, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER2021-2022
    Biology Graduate Student Society, President, Biology Department of Tennessee Technological University2020-2021
    City of Cookeville Fishing Derby, Event Coordinator, Tennessee Chapter of the American Fisheries Society2020
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    Species richness and functional diversity drives nutrient supply stability across marine ecosystems; Florida Coastal Everglades LTER All-Scientist meeting – poster presentation2024
    Species richness and functional diversity drives nutrient supply stability across marine ecosystems; Florida American Fisheries Society annual meeting – poster presentation2024
    Consumer nutrient dynamics in coastal ecosystem in the wake of global change; Florida American Fisheries Society annual meeting – poster presentation2023
    Consumer nutrient dynamics in coastal ecosystem in the wake of global change; NSF CREST Center for Aquatic Chemistry & Env. All-Scientists Meeting – poster presentation2023
    When world’s collide: Consumer nutrient dynamics in the coastal Everglades; Florida Coastal Everglades LTER All-Scientists meeting – poster presentation2023
    When world’s collide: Multi-directional movements of fishes and their ecological importance; Florida American Fisheries Society annual meeting – poster presentation2022
    South Florida coastal fisheries acoustic telemetry project update; Florida Atlantic Coast Telemetry Meeting – oral presentation2021
    Consumer functional roles and the biodiversity of freshwater fishes in the southeast; Florida International University Department of Earth & Science Seminar Series – oral presentation2021
    Salmon of the South: Suckers in Citico Creek; Southeastern Fishes Council annual meeting – oral presentation2021
    Salmon of the South: Nutrient contributions of an adfluvial catostomid; Tennessee Technological University Seminar Series – oral presentation2021
    Growth of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Two Tennessee Tailwaters; Tennessee Chapter of the American Fisheries Society annual meeting – oral presentation (second author)2021
    Suckers - salmon of the South? Tennessee Rare Fishes Meeting – oral presentation2020
    Abundance estimates of spawning catostomids in a small, oligotrophic stream using aerial imagery; Southeastern Fishes Council annual meeting – oral presentation2019
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    Extensive electrofishing (backpack-, barge-, and boat-), seining, and snorkeling experience
    Extensive acoustic, passive integrated transponder, and coded wired tagging experience
    Extensive fish identification, water quality analysis (discrete auto-analyzer and handheld fluorometry), macroinvertebrate identification
    Experience in DNA extractions
    Extensive experience troubleshooting electrical and mechanical issues in the field (e.g., electrofishing equipment, boat motors, etc.)
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($4,550)\n2023\n\n\nStudent Travel Grant; Funded by Florida Chapter of American Fisheries Society ($300)\n2023\n\n\nNSF Long-Term Ecological Research Synthesis Grant – Principal Investigator; Funded by US-LTER ($55,000)\n2022\n\n\nStudent Travel Grant; Funded by US-LTER ($1,000)\n2022\n\n\nFIU ForEverglades Scholarship – Principal Investigator; Funded by Everglades Foundation ($25,000)\n2022\n\n\nStudent Travel Grant; Funded by Florida Chapter of American Fisheries Society ($300)\n2022\n\n\nColin Cone Writing Scholarship; Funded by Florida Outdoor Writers Association ($1,000)\n2021\n\n\n\n\nProposals pending or not selected for funding\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFlorida Forage Fish Research Fellowship; FFFC & FWRI ($15,000)\n2024\n\n\nFord Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship; Ford Foundation ($30,000)\n2022\n\n\nConservation Research Grant; North American Native Fishes Association ($1,000)\n2020\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAwards & Honors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStudent of the Year, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER\n2023\n\n\nBest Student Poster Award, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER All-Scientists Meeting\n2023\n\n\nBest Student Oral Presentation Award, Southeastern Fishes Council Meeting\n2021\n\n\nBest Student Poster Presentation Award, Southeastern Fishes Council Meeting\n2019\n\n\n\n\n\nTeaching & Mentor Experience\n\nTeaching\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrinciples of Ecology Lab (BIOL 3130): 3 Semesters - Tennessee Technological University\n2020-2021\n\n\nPrinciples of Biology Lab (BIOL 1113): 2 Semesters - Tennessee Technological University\n2019\n\n\n\n\n\nMentoring\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate & Undergraduate Student Research Mentor: MS students - Florida International University (5); UG Students - Florida International University (12), Tennessee Technological University (4); NSF-REU Students – Florida International University (2)\n2019-Present\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUniversity & Professional Service\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAquatic Technical Working Group Committee, National Ecological Observatory Network\n2023-Present\n\n\nBroadening Inclusion Committee, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER\n2022-Present\n\n\nDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, Southeastern Fishes Council\n2021-Present\n\n\nFlorida AFS - Reefs to Rivers Blog, Editor, Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society\n2022-2023\n\n\nFlorida AFS Student Subunit, University Liaison, Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society\n2022-2023\n\n\nFCE-LTER Student Subunit, Secretary, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER\n2021-2022\n\n\nBiology Graduate Student Society, President, Biology Department of Tennessee Technological University\n2020-2021\n\n\nCity of Cookeville Fishing Derby, Event Coordinator, Tennessee Chapter of the American Fisheries Society\n2020\n\n\nBiology Graduate Student Society, Treasurer, Biology Department of Tennessee Technological University\n2019\n\n\nLife Below the Water Line Community Outreach Program, Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission\n2018\n\n\n\n\n\nSelected Presentations\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpecies richness and functional diversity drives nutrient supply stability across marine ecosystems; Florida Coastal Everglades LTER All-Scientist meeting – poster presentation\n2024\n\n\nSpecies richness and functional diversity drives nutrient supply stability across marine ecosystems; Florida American Fisheries Society annual meeting – poster presentation\n2024\n\n\nConsumer nutrient dynamics in coastal ecosystem in the wake of global change; Florida American Fisheries Society annual meeting – poster presentation\n2023\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConsumer nutrient dynamics in coastal ecosystem in the wake of global change; NSF CREST Center for Aquatic Chemistry & Env. All-Scientists Meeting – poster presentation\n2023\n\n\nWhen world’s collide: Consumer nutrient dynamics in the coastal Everglades; Florida Coastal Everglades LTER All-Scientists meeting – poster presentation\n2023\n\n\nWhen world’s collide: Multi-directional movements of fishes and their ecological importance; Florida American Fisheries Society annual meeting – poster presentation\n2022\n\n\nSouth Florida coastal fisheries acoustic telemetry project update; Florida Atlantic Coast Telemetry Meeting – oral presentation\n2021\n\n\nConsumer functional roles and the biodiversity of freshwater fishes in the southeast; Florida International University Department of Earth & Science Seminar Series – oral presentation\n2021\n\n\nSalmon of the South: Suckers in Citico Creek; Southeastern Fishes Council annual meeting – oral presentation\n2021\n\n\nSalmon of the South: Nutrient contributions of an adfluvial catostomid; Tennessee Technological University Seminar Series – oral presentation\n2021\n\n\nGrowth of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Two Tennessee Tailwaters; Tennessee Chapter of the American Fisheries Society annual meeting – oral presentation (second author)\n2021\n\n\nSuckers - salmon of the South? Tennessee Rare Fishes Meeting – oral presentation\n2020\n\n\nAbundance estimates of spawning catostomids in a small, oligotrophic stream using aerial imagery; Southeastern Fishes Council annual meeting – oral presentation\n2019\n\n\nNative brook trout conservation genetics; Tennessee Technological University Department of Biology Seminar Series – oral presentation\n2019\n\n\n\n\n\nSpecialized Skills\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProficiency in R, Git, GitHub, QGIS, and ArcGIS\n\n\nExperience in Python, CCS, HTML\n\n\nExtensive backcountry, kayak, canoe, trailering, and boating experience\n\n\nExtensive backcountry camping and field work experience (temperate and subtropical environments)\n\n\nExtensive electrofishing (backpack-, barge-, and boat-), seining, and snorkeling experience\n\n\nExtensive acoustic, passive integrated transponder, and coded wired tagging experience\n\n\nExtensive fish identification, water quality analysis (discrete auto-analyzer and handheld fluorometry), macroinvertebrate identification\n\n\nExperience in DNA extractions\n\n\nExtensive experience troubleshooting electrical and mechanical issues in the field (e.g., electrofishing equipment, boat motors, etc.)" } ] \ No newline at end of file