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Tracy Petersen
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EDUCATION
****-******* (Expected graduation summer of 2016) University of Southampton
MRes Vertebrate Paleontology
Modules included:
Vertebrate Paleobiology: Phylogenetics and Evolution
Topics in Ecology and Evolution
Vertebrate Paleontology of the Isle of Wight
Contemporary Paleontology Topics
Final Year Research Project: The evolution of clutch size and egg shape in birds broken down by family. It includes a database of several egg measurements for over 9,000 species of birds.
Paleontological Dig: Attended a National Geographic sponsored paleontological dig in the Transylvanian Basin of Romania with an international team.
2009-2013 Birkbeck College, University of London
BSc (2:1 Hons) Biological Sciences: Biodiversity and Conservation
Modules included:
Ecological Communities
Environmental Biology
Microbiology
Molecules and Ecosystems
People, Policy and Practice
Topics in Biodiversity
Engaged in two projects in the final year: a biological literature project on the evolutionary aspects of flocking behavior in birds and an experimental project involving dominance hierarchies in the black-capped chickadee. Only those with at least a B+ average were chosen for the experimental project.
1998-2000 State University of New York
Associate of the Arts (Hons) of Liberal Arts
Modules included:
Computer Skills
Contemporary Mathematics
Field and Natural History
Museum Studies
Physical Anthropology
Physics
Statistics
Wildlife Management
Wildlife Techniques
Completed two work experience projects in the final year: a wildlife rehabilitation centre (with foxes, various reptiles and birds of prey) and Utica Zoo.
SKILLS
Fossil specimen cleaning and preparation
Fossil hunting for Mesozoic vertebrates
Fossil hunting for Paleozoic invertebrates
Hand-rearing baby birds
Mist-netting and banding birds
Museum skull preparation
Public speaking and education
Radio telemetry
Tagging and releasing of animals
Taxidermy
Wetland delineation
WORK EXPERIENCE
December 2015-Present Milton Keynes Parks Trust, Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes Parks Trust
I volunteered surveying birds for the Parks Trust.
July-August 2013 Gilboa Museum, Gilboa, New York
Gilboa Museum
I volunteered at Gilboa Museum, home to the world’s oldest fossil plants, as a tour guide.
June-August 2012 Parrot Rescue, New Kingston, New York
Parrot Rescue
This is a position I take each summer when I visit back home. I assess the health of the birds, feed them and play with them and clean their cages. I also sometimes hand feed babies.
June-August 2011 The Nature Conservancy/Cornell University, Catskills, New York
Bird Survey
The Bird Survey of Forest Birds of the Catskills was a joint project headed by the Nature Conservancy and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. I went to specific points (by use of GPS) at four sites within NY State owned land to determine if several migratory species (such as eastern wood pewee and black-throated blue warbler) were present (by use of recordings). I also identified plant species in the survey areas.
INTERESTS
Animals. I have long had a love for animals and their well-being and not only have I devoted my time to volunteering at a rescue, but also to studying ways to help and protect them through my degrees in conservation.
Volunteering. Volunteering is the perfect conduit to develop new skills or discover new talents and passions. It has solidified my desire to work with animals in some capacity.
People. I love meeting new people. After living in several countries, I never tire of learning about the cultures of others.
REFERENCES
Gareth Dyke
Paleontologist/Editor-in-Chief of Historical Biology
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Christopher Leinen
Parrot Rescue
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Joseph Schneck
Audiologist/Biologist
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