RESEARCH INTERESTS & BACKGROUND:
I am an undergraduate student majoring in environmental science with a specialization in ecosystem restoration and a minor in environmental engineering. I will be graduating with a B.S. in Environment and Natural Resources in May 2022. I am an honors student in the School of Environment and Natural Resources; my honors thesis involves researching the effect of sample collection season on Common Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) eDNA detection in Alum Creek, Ohio. I collect water samples at Alum Creek, filter the water and freeze the filters at the Peterman Lab, and extract and analyze the DNA at The Wilds in Cumberland, Ohio. I hope this research will provide insight into the limitations and uses of eDNA in understanding aquatic populations. As I look towards graduation in the spring, I am searching for a job in restoration ecology, conservation, or sustainability.
I am an undergraduate student majoring in environmental science with a specialization in ecosystem restoration and a minor in environmental engineering. I will be graduating with a B.S. in Environment and Natural Resources in May 2022. I am an honors student in the School of Environment and Natural Resources; my honors thesis involves researching the effect of sample collection season on Common Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) eDNA detection in Alum Creek, Ohio. I collect water samples at Alum Creek, filter the water and freeze the filters at the Peterman Lab, and extract and analyze the DNA at The Wilds in Cumberland, Ohio. I hope this research will provide insight into the limitations and uses of eDNA in understanding aquatic populations. As I look towards graduation in the spring, I am searching for a job in restoration ecology, conservation, or sustainability.