| EDUCATION:
University of Virginia
B.A., French Language and Literature, 1991
1996, 1997, 1998
Miami University of Ohio
Graduate courses in subtropical marine biology, marine ecology,
and botany
1998 Bermuda Biological
Station for Research
Graduate-level course in coral reef ecology with extensive
field and lab components using underwater ecological research
methods such as transect and quadrat sampling and fish counts
with and without video; lab work included photosynthesis/
irradiance experiments, zooxanthellae isolation/counting,
chlorophyll and protein studies, coral colony surface area
measurement, and collection and identification of extensive
algal samples
Fall 1999
Oregon State University
M.S. program in Marine Resource Management in the College
of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE :
Current:
Wetlands and Watershed Assessment Group, Earth Design Consultants,
Inc.
Assisting with several
projects including the MidCoast 6th Field Watershed Assessment,
and an ongoing hyperspectral imaging effort on the Hood Canal,
WA.
9/98 -- 6/99
Director, Forfar Field Station, International Field Studies
Andros Island, Bahamas
Center for field studies
and research in the natural and social sciences, operated
by the non-profit group International Field Studies, Inc.
1998-1999 Consultant,
Central Andros ad-hoc Committee on Conservation; Central Andros
Nature Conservancy and Trust, Andros Island, Bahamas
Assisted local conservation
organizations with research and management planning for barrier
reef system
11/96 – 7/98
Dive Safety Officer, and Assistant Director, Forfar Field
Station, Andros Island, Bahamas
Ran recreational and
scientific scuba diving program and related equipment
1996 – 6/99
Staff Instructor, Forfar Field Station
Environmental education
for high school and college students focusing on subtropical
marine and coastal ecosystems and related management issues.
Field experiences, lectures/discussions, labs, interactive
exercises used to explore the environment and issues
1996 -- 1999
Research Assistant, Forfar Field Station
Worked with visiting
researchers and instructors; specific research projects included:
development of a zonation scheme for local reef surveys; investigation
of fluorescence in the coral species Montastrea faveolata;
coral disease tracking; vegetation mapping on a small island;
cataloguing benthic macroalgae; a study of resident and migrant
bird populations
PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS:
Member
of:
- Ecological Society
of America
- Society for Conservation
Biology
- Center for Marine
Conservation
- Central Andros
as-hoc Committee on Conservation; Central Andros Nature
Conservancy and Trust
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