Minors: Chemistry and Journalism. GPA: 3.9.
Lectures and field research in marine, terrestrial and conservation biology, and cultural anthropology. Lived with Ecuadorian host family on island with population of 2000.
Photo by Albert Oritz
Held weekly lab to teach graduate students how to run and interpret statistical analyses in R Studio, including simple, multivariable and instrumental variable regressions. Held regular office hours and graded exams.
Provided support during classes and held regular office hours to answer students’ questions. Created quiz and exam questions, and graded weekly quizzes. Covered oceanic element distributions, the carbon system, nutrient cycling, earth-ocean-atmosphere exchange, ocean and sediment redox chemistry.
Provided support during lab sessions and held regular office hours to helps students with the calculation and interpretation of results. Graded weekly lab reports. Explored plankton communities, biomedical models, seawater transport and erosion, and salinity and density patterns.
Helped her to design an experiment, collect data, run statistical analysis, and critique her final paper drafts.
Oversaw data collection and analysis while she assisted me with a part of one of my experiments and critiqued her thesis drafts.
Mentored 3 high school students from Title I schools in Miami-Dade County throughout a summer research project. Taught lessons on coral reef ecology and experimental design, guided the students through data acquisition and analysis, and oversaw the development and delivery of a final presentation.
DEBRIS FREE OCEANS PRESENTATIONS ABOUT PLASTIC POLLUTION AND SUSTAINABILITY
04/23/21: Presented via Zoom to 85 students from South Pointe Elementary
04/22/21: Presented via Zoom to the Coconut Grove Women’s Club
04/21/21: Presented via Zoom during Town of Surfside Earth Week event
03/26/21: Presented during Village Montessori Teacher Training Day
03/24/21: Presented to 86 students from Miami Beach Senior High AP Environmental Science classes
03/19/21: Presented about marine debris and coral reefs during webinar with Florida Department of Environmental Protection
12/21/20: Panelist for Healthy Living Healthy Planet Radio’s podcast episode, “Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Land & Food” (access HERE)
12/18/20: Presented during the “Sustainability Resources for Businesses and Individuals” workshop with the City of Miami Beach’s Chamber of Commerce
12/15/20: Presented during the City of Miami Beach’s Sustainachella event, Homemade Holidays
11/23/20: Presented via Zoom to the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce’s Sustainability and Resiliency Task Force
11/13/20: Presented via Zoom to 126 employees of Deloitte from across the country
11/12/20: Presented to 60 students from Doral Academy High School
09/28/20: Presented via Zoom to the University of Miami’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (recording HERE)
08/06/20: Presented to North Bay Village as a part of the #PlasticFreeNBV launch (recording HERE)
07/25/20: Panelist during Tribute Earth’s We Are Water We Are One event, Social Responsibility Panel (recording HERE)
07/16/20: Environmental Injustice in the Caribbean and United States with Teju Adisa-Farrar (recording HERE)
07/07/20: Skype a Scientist presentation with Frost Science
06/05/20: Presented during the City of Miami Beach’s Sustainachella event, Celebrating Reefs & Oceans (recording HERE)
05/27/20: Presented to a college student group of the Florida Wildlife Federation
04/23/20: Coffee with a Cane: interviewed by the UM Alumni Association (recording HERE)
08/17/19: Presented to over 60 adults at the WDNA Subtropical Experiments event (recording HERE)
02/02/18: Presented via Skype to 25 students from Bluejacket-Flint Elementary School in Shawnee, Kansas.
06/27/18: Presented to 30 campers from Camp Manatee.
05/10/17: Presented to over 200 students through a series of talks at West Lab Elementary.
11/09/16: Spoke on a panel at the University of Miami’s Ocean Awareness Week.
11/07/16: Presented via Skype to 25 students from Bluejacket-Flint Elementary School in Shawnee, Kansas.
RESCUE A REEF PRESENTATIONS ABOUT CORAL RESTORATION
12/17/20: Presented to 75 students from Doral Academy High School
12/14/20: Presented to 20 students from Minnetonka High School about Women in STEM
12/08/20: Presented to 120 Zoom attendees during public-facing “Coral Conversations III” webinar geared towards youth aspiring marine biologists (recording HERE)
09/12/20: Presented to 70 Zoom attendees during public-facing “Coral Conversations II” webinar (recording HERE)
07/01/20: Global Coral Reef Week presentation (recording HERE)
03/08/20: Master’s thesis defense presentation
09/06/18: Presented to 40 members of the USA Dive Club in Ft. Lauderdale.
07/16/18: Presented to 40 campers at the Miami Seaquarium.
05/16/18: Presented to over 100 students through a series of talks at Hollywood Academy of Arts and Sciences Career Day.
03/27/18: Spoke at a screening of Chasing Coral as a part of the University of Miami’s Ocean Awareness Week.
03/20/18: Presented to Girl Scout Troops at Kenwood K-8 Center.
12/04/17: Presented to Girl Scout Troops at Bay Harbor K-8 Center.
11/17/17: Presented and led educational activities at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Women in Science Day.
MODERATOR FOR DEBRIS FREE OCEANS VIRTUAL SUSTAINABILITY EVENTS
Spoke on the panel: “Clean Water Connection: Everglades Restoration and Marine Health” (with Karen Bohnsack, Associate Director of the FL Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Jamie Monty, Manager of the FL DEP Coral Reef Conservation Program, and Dr. Ryan Orgera, CEO of Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation) about the impact of Everglades restoration on water quality, and what this means for coral reefs and Biscayne Bay.
Attended presentations and workshops about coral reef restoration regarding genomics, larval propagation, gardening techniques, ecological applications, disease and microbial communities, and large scale management. Helped lead a workshop covering various coral restoration methodologies.
Attended presentations by the Coral Whisperers and participated in conversations about how to improve water quality in Biscayne Bay, with representatives from the Herbert Hoover Foundation, NOAA, Stanford, Boston University, and the FDEP.