Curriculum Vitae

Education

Summer 2011- Present        University of Washington          Master of Science in Aquatic & Fishery Science         

Fall 2005- Spring 2011        Humboldt State University        Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science 

Awards Received

Robert E. Resoff Endowed Scholarship 2011

Galen and Helen Maxfield Endowed Fisheries Fellowship 2011

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship 2011

Puget Sound Anglers Fidalgo Chapter Scholarship 2010

University of Washington Stipend for Training Aspiring Researcher (STAR) Internship 2010

Humboldt State University Montgomery Scholarship 2008 & 2009

Honors Received 

Pacific Estuarine Research Society 2010 Annual Conference

Best undergraduate student poster

Multicultural Initiative of the Marine Sciences Undergraduate Program 2010

Marine research program for traditionally under represented students at Western Washington University.

Special Program for Minority Students Interested in Aquatic Sciences 2010

Full support to participate in the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) meeting.

Internships

Northwest Fisheries Science Center: Watershed Group ● June 2010- Sept 2010

Twelve week internship with the NWFSC to gain training in salmonid sampling techniques and data collection.

Pacific Coast Observing System ● August 2009- Dec 2009

Spent eighty-two hours conducting oceanographic sampling aboard Humboldt State University’s research vessel.

Joint Institute for the Study of Atmosphere and Ocean ● May 2009-July 2009

Scientific diver during NOAA Fisheries outreach events.

Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development ● January 2009- May 2009

Provided mapping support for organization operations and project affiliates using Google earth and Arc GIS software.

Research

School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington ● Fall 2012-Present

The role of Chinook salmon in the ecology of IHN virus in Columbia River Basin.

School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington ● Fall 2010

Variability in near shore ocean productivity and changes in Pacific salmon freshwater rearing behavior.

Shannon Point Marine Center, Western Washington University ● Winter 2010

The development of and use of a novel culturing system to grow phytoplankton at elevated pCO₂

Department of Fisheries Biology, Humboldt State University ● Fall 2009

Determination of age and greatest growth season in 2009 spring run Chinook salmon (Oncorhyncus tshawyscha) of the Klamath River System.

Department of Biology, Humboldt State University ● Spring 2008

Morphological analysis of Early Devonian vascular plant fossils.

Presentations

Pacific Estuarine Research Society: Annual Conference 2010

The development and use of a novel culturing system to grow phytoplankton at elevated pCO²

Alaska Fisheries Science Center 2010

Growth of Emiliania huxleyi under projected pCO₂ concentrations in controlled environment mimicking air-sea gas exchange.

Ocean Sciences Meeting: American Society of Limnology and Oceanography 2010

Age and greatest growth season in 2009 spring run Chinook salmon (Oncorhyncus tshawyscha) of the Klamath River System.

Certifications

-Certified Scientific Diver by American Academy of Underwater Sciences

-Certified Rescue SCUBA Diver by the National Association of Underwater Instructors