RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Coral Triangle Center (CTC)

Bali, Indonesia

August 2018 - May 2019

Conservation and Communications Intern

Assisted with research and content on sustainable fisheries, effective marine protected areas, coral reef resilience, and interactive educational games in Indonesia
Further developed content for exhibitions and outreach programs at the CTC Center for Marine Conservation
Conducted reef health monitoring surveys at the Nusa Penida marine protected area
Participated in the Youth Leadership Summit at the 2018 Our Ocean Conference

NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)

Honolulu, Hawaii USA

May 2016 - May 2017

Ernest F. Hollings Scholar Intern

Quantified the abundance and distribution of benthic organisms at mesophotic coral reefs (30-100 m) across the Hawaiian Archipelago by processing collected benthic photoquadrat images using standard imaging software (Coral Point Count with Excel extension)
Performed routine statistical analyses in order to determine environmental and latitudinal trends in the composition of the major benthic organisms
Participated in a three-week research expedition in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Continued the research project as a Bowdoin College Honors Project in the Department of Earth and Oceanographic Science
Presented at the 2016 NOAA Science and Education Symposium and 2017 ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting: Mountains to the Sea

The School for Field Studies (SFS)

South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands

February 2016 - May 2016

Marine Resource Studies Researcher

Used a modified protocol from the Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA) to study the spatial and depth patterns of coral bleaching and disease for scleractinian coral species surrounding South Caicos
Corroborated the current trend of increasing geographical extent of coral bleaching within the Caribbean basin

Department of Earth and Oceanographic Science

Bowdoin College Brunswick, Maine USA

October 2016 - December 2016

Coastal Dynamics and Ecosystems Researcher

Examined the influence of irradiance on phytoplankton size structures and relative photoacclimation in Harpswell Sound and Schoodic Peninsula
Departed on one-day research cruises to collect water samples at 5 m depth intervals for extracted chlorophyll analysis and take in situ measurements of chlorophyll fluorescence, photosynthetically active radiation, and particle concentration and size using the Laser In Situ Scattering and Transmissometer (LISST-100)

Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC)

Oregon State University Newport, Oregon USA

May 2015 - December 2015

National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Intern

Studied the spatial distribution and abundance of ctenophores and their predation effect on copepods and potential effects on prey availability for co-ocurring larval fish in the Straits of Florida using In Situ Ichthyoplankton Imaging System (ISIIS) density data
Participated in a three-week research cruise in the Straits of Florida to deploy MOCNESS 1 and 4, as well as the ISIIS in an eddy and spatial study
Presented at the 2015 REU HMSC Summer Intern Marine Research Symposium and 2015 Bowdoin College Annual President's Science Symposium