Work Experience

SEES Health, Safety and Wellness Steele Building Student Representative (2019-Present)  
Lab/Field Technician, Center for Ecological Research and Education (2016-2017)                                                        
  • Collected and processed ecological samples (water, soil, Dataloggers, Hydrolabs, Turner Designs) on a WestCo Scientific SmartChem discrete analyzer, DIONEX ion chromatograph, and Shimadzu TOC/TN and solid state module (SSM)
Hydrologic Technician GS-1316-07, USDA-ARS Boise Office (2016-2017)                                                                       
  • Assisted in field/lab research for both USDA-ARS and graduate students, collected and processed soil, water and vegetation samples, and installed a suite of insitu instruments
Scientist 1, Hatch Mott MacDonald (2013-2014)                                                                                                                             
  • Aided in subsidence mitigation, sampled wells and streams, measured hydraulic head and discharge, monitored fish kills, and located fractures and no-flow stream sections
Safety Manager Intern, FCI (Federal Correction Institute) Morgantown (2012)                                                                           
  • Audited government facility to maintain safety code and regulation for government, OSHA, DEP, and EPA standards 
Scientist Intern, Comtech Industries Inc. (2012)                                                                                                                               
  • Conducted water treatments and mitigation for  hydraulic fracturing, assisting in NORM radiation surveys, and aided in OSHA safety inspections 

Teaching Experience

School of Earth and Environmental Science, The University of Queensland (2018-Present)
  • GEOS 1100: Environment and Society Field Trip
  • GEOS 2103/7103: Biogeography and Geomorphology Lab
  • GEOS 1100L:  Environment and Society
Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University (2014-2016)
  • GEOL 1100: The Dynamic Earth
  • GEOL 1100L: The Dynamic Earth Labs
  • GEOL 1101: Physical Geology
  • GEOL 3306: Environmental Geology
  • Mentored students granted a Career Path Internship (CPI) (* indicates primary mentor)
                     * Callan Norby, Biochemistry (2017)
                     Riley Williams, Nursing (2017)
                     * Dylan Refaey, Geology (2016) 
                     Brett Schwabedissen, Biology (2016)
                     * Remington King, Mechanical Engineering (2015)
                     * Mitchell Price, Geology (2015)
  • Mentored students granted a MILES Undergraduate Research Internships (MURI) (* indicates primary mentor)
                     Dirk Baskett, Engineering (2017)
                     * Caleb Renner, Geology (2017)
                     * Kyley Ripley, Biomedical Science (2017)
Department of Earth Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania (2013)
  • EAS 391: North West United States Field Geology
  • EAS 331: Mineralogy

Invited Reviewer for Journal Publication 

Environmental Earth Science (1)

Awards and Grants

Australian & New Zealand Geomorphology Group Travel Grant (2019)
Idaho State University Travel Grant: $548.22 (2015)
Idaho State University Travel Grant: $653.40 (2014)
Pittsburgh Geological Society Outstanding Student Research Poster (2014)
California University of Pennsylvania Earth Science Award (2013)
Pennsylvania STEM Undergraduate Research Award (2012)
California University Residence Life Academic Excellence Award (2011)
Certificate of Achievement for "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People"(2010)

Past and Current Affiliations