Environmental Management/Sustainable Development

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COURTNEY HAYDEN

EDUCATION

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, December 2009

School of Public and Environmental Affairs

Masters of Science Environmental Science/Masters of Public Affairs Candidate

Environmental Chemistry, Toxicology & Risk Assessment/Sustainable Development

Truman State University, Kirksville, MO, August 2003-May 2007

Bachelors of Arts in Physics, Minors in Environmental Studies and Agriculture Science

Institutional Honors: Cum Laude

EXPERIENCE

Indiana University Bloomington

Teaching Assistant (School of Public & Environmental Affairs), Fall 2009

 Assisted instructor for the Solid and Hazardous Waste class

 Provided office hours for students, graded homework, and organized transportation

Associate Instructor (Physics), Fall 2007-Spring 2009

 Instructed lab section of “Physics for Elementary Education Majors”

 Enhanced students knowledge of physics and pedagogical methods

Lab Assistant (Physics), Fall 2007-Fall 2009

 Assisted in setup, inventory, fabrication, and repair of lab equipment

Indiana Department of Environmental Management

Database Management/Risk Assessment Intern, Summer 2009

Performed a statistical analysis of current soil closure levels at remediated sites

Survey Section Intern, Source Identification, Summer 2008

Collected physical stream data to obtain evidence of water pollution sources

National Soil Tilth Laboratory, USDA-ARS

Biological Science Aid, Summer 2007

 Compiled and logged data, reorganized databases, and drafted reports

RESEARCH

Truman State University STEP Program

Undergraduate Researcher, June 2006-May 2007

 Presented "Exploring Novel Methods for Use in Identifying Low Phytate Maize” at Maize Genetics Conference

 Collected spectrophotometric data, improved chemical analysis

 Performed field work and managed lab workers

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software Proficiencies

 MS Office, web design (HTML/Dreamweaver/CSS), and Adobe products

 SAS, SPSS, @Risk, Crystal Ball, ArcGIS, GPS remote sensing, GFLOW

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