Environmental Science

EDUCATION:

Graduated: Fall **** Drake University Des Moines, Iowa

Major: B.A. in Environmental Science – Dean’s List in the Fall of 2005 & 2007 and Spring of 2008

Minor: Music

Cumulative GPA: 3.32

Course Work: Biology (lab), Chemistry I and II (both labs), Ecology (lab), Environmental Science, Intro Geology (lab), Environmental Geology, Geographic Information System (GIS), Advance GIS, Biology Statistics, Primatology, Biology of Invertebrates, Population Ecology (lab) Intro Botany (independent lab), Field Botany (lab), Senior Capstone: Guided Experience on a Professional Project (with Dr. Summerville).

Computer Skills: ARC View 9.1, Microsoft Office 2003, Windows 95 / 98 / 2000 / XP

EXPERIENCE:

March 2009 – October 2009 (Seasonal) Iowa DNR NW Iowa

Wildlife Research Natural Resources Aide

• Monitored and researched as a team or individually to collect information on and performed species surveys on plants, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish, and insects, on public lands for ecological inventories.

• Used GPS units to locate pre-determined random points for surveys and to mark equipment and aquatic habitats.

• Identified, handled, measured, and marked animals caught and trapped and identified plant species.

• Entered collected data onto an online database.

September 08 – December 08 Project at Drake University Des Moines, Iowa

Drake Campus Tree Mapping Project

• Identified and analyzed tree species on Drake University’s campus.

• Document and plot trees on a GIS map for departmental research and the University Grounds Department.

• Researched discrepancies with past records and maps.

July 08 – December 08 Drake University Des Moines, Iowa

Herbarium Specimen Collecting

• Analyzed trees in the Des Moines area.

• Collected specimens of needed species for Drake University’s Herbarium.

May 06 – August 06 Blank Park Zoo Des Moines, Iowa

Summer Safari Intern

• Created lesson plans for three camp programs and facilitated a group of 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 year old children. The age of the group of children rotated between all of the interns throughout the summer.

• Responsibilities included preparing each day’s activity, retrieving the education animals, co-led activities, lessons, and zoo tours, and clean-up at the end of each day.

AWARDS AND ACTIVITIES

• Awards: Eagle Scout (five Eagle Palms)

• Scholarships: Fine Arts Music Scholarship; Prairie Meadow’s Scholarship

• Organizations: Beta Beta Beta, Drake Environmental Action League (DEAL), and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia

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