Baltimore, MD *****
acx85w@r.postjobfree.com
MADELYN BURES
OBJECTIVE
Motivated Environmental Geoscience and Geography undergraduate, and life-long environmentalist, looking to pursue a career in environmental research.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Language: Elementary Spanish
Software: exposure to ArcGIS (mapping and spatial analysis)
Attentive, problem solver, fast learner.
EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION
• Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) project: completed fieldwork in the arboretum to assess the health of ash trees and analyze the effects of EAB.
• Gully Erosion project: measured cross sections of a gully and compared them to data from previous years to calculate the change in the gully over time.
• Floodsafe Appalachia project: compared past floods in WV to the June, 2016 flood and prepared educational resources for middle schools and the public.
EDUCATION
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY – MORGANTOWN, WV – BA’S IN ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE AND GEOGRAPHY, AREA OF EMPHASIS IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
• Geology: Earth Through Time, Environmental Geoscience, Geology for Environmental Scientists, Environmental Geology, Environmental Practicum
• Geography: World Regions, Physical Geography, Human Geography, Digital Earth, Climate and Environment, Urban Geography, Natural Resources, Biogeography: Theory and Method, Geographic Information Systems/Science, Geography of Gender, Global Environmental Change, Senior Thesis: Capstone
• Environmental Biology, Principles of Biology, Introductory Physiology
• Sustainable Living, Restoration Ecology
EXPERIENCE
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, OFFICE OF STUDENT SUCCESS
September 2015 – December 2016
I managed students in the study lab and assigned them to tutors.
JC PENNYS
May 2014 – July 2014
I assisted customers, tidied the store, and completed transactions.
References available upon request.