Research Assistant Costa Rica

Nathan C. McBride

**** ***** *** **. ***** Rd, Bulls Gap, TN, 37711 423-***-**** ***************@*****.***

Education

Bachelor of Science Graduation: May 2023 Lincoln Memorial University (LMU), Harrogate, TN

Major: Conservation Biology: Wildlife & Fisheries Management

Graduate Certificate Graduation: June 2025 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Major: Wildlife Management

Achievements/Certificates

Ledford Scholarship Recipient

2nd in LMU Undergraduate Research Day

Tennessee Boating Education Certified

Certified Wildlife Biologist (Wildlife Society)

Skills

·Be able to Lift/Carry 50lbs.

·LMU Track & Field Team Captain

·Be able to Walk/Run long distances.

·Microscopy

·Land judging (FFA Soils)

·Photography

·FFA Envirothon – Wildlife Identification

·Soot Wildlife Track Traps

·Fish Shocking

·Soil Bulk Density

·Soil Probing

·Frog Call Identification

·Fish/Frog Dissection

·Some Coursework in Dog Training

·Oil slides.

·Program Audio Moth Recorders

·Using Phylogenic Software

Experience & Community Service

Experience Animal Handling Bulls Gap, TN

I lived and worked on a farm.

Able to feed and help restrain animals.

Helped them around their office for the day

· Roadkill Survey

·Read/Comprehends Scientific Papers

·Down tree/Vegetative Surveys

·Read/Write Species Management Plans

·Tick dragging

·Bird Mist Netting

·Frog Species Analysis

·Plant Identification Course

·GIS Experience

·Ability to make a map.

·Bird Dissection

·Bear Hair Snares

·Bird Mist Netting

·Bat Mist Netting

·Setting up Malaise Trap’s

·Frog & Salamander Egg mass surveys

·Some bird calls and Identification

Senior Research Trail Camera Data Rainforest, Costa Rica June-July/2022

Set up & recovery of Trail Cameras

Analyze mammal species biodiversity

Ability to hike through rough terrain & weather conditions.

Bird/Bat Mist Netting

Frog Species Survey

Cumberland Gap Research Center Harrogate, TN – Graduate Assistant 9/2023-5/2025

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Made sure lab clean & organized

Go through trail camera data from previous years research in Costa Rica.

Identify mammal diversity in Costa Rica

Help professors with research projects.

Set up and recovered insects’ traps by ponds

Help assist herpetology labs

Set up mist nets for birds & bats

Fish shocking

Programing Audio Moth Recorders

Working with GIS

Experience Cumberland Gap National Park, KY Research Assistant

Fish Shocking

Salamander Egg Mass Survey

Frog Egg Mass Surveys

Experience Kentucky Natural Land Trust, KY Research Assistant

Setting up Acoustic recorders (Bats/ Owls)

Set up & baiting bear hair snares

Volunteer TWRA 5/2025

Goose Banding

Identify the sex of the Goose

Helping set up thermal camera for bat recorders

Drive Side by Sides in wildlife management areas

Help load and unload culvers

Driving state vehicles pulling culvers through the wildlife management area.

Help setting up Feral Hog traps, and kill the ones we capture

Setting up dove traps

Determining the age, sex, and molt of Mourning Dove’s

Assisted TWRA in prescribed burns covering 50 acres using drip torches and ATVS

Head Photographer & Videographer

Lincoln Memorial University Athletics Department

Led photo and video production for NCAA Division II athletic teams across multiple sports, including game-day coverage and promotional content.

Directed and executed all athletics media days, including lighting setup, athlete portraits, and custom backdrop design.

Managed production of end-of-year athletic banquets, creating highlight reels, award presentations, and event recaps.

Assisted with graphic design, contributing to social media visuals, event flyers, and digital promotions.

Balanced role as a student-athlete while maintaining a consistent media presence at events and fulfilling time-sensitive production deadlines.

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