Experience
Graduate Research Assistant - PhD
May 2022 - Present
I am currently working on completing my PhD under the direction of Dr. John Benson at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. My duties in this position involve:
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Assisting in the deployment of trail cameras in remote field sites
Supervising the capture and collaring of adult elk
Performing statistical analyses
Writing and preparing scientific papers for publication
Graduate Research Assistant - MS
May 2020 - April 2022
I completed my Master's Degree under the advisement of Dr. Brock McMillan at Brigham Young University. For my research in this position, I have:
Supervised the capture and tagging of over 100 neonate deer and elk
Assisted in the tagging of adult deer and elk
Spent considerable time alone in remote field sites
Worked extensively in program R
Written and prepared for publication multiple scientific papers
Volunteer - UDWR
October 2017 - April 2022
For several years I had the opportunity to work with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources on several volunteer projects. My work included:
Recording data and collecting samples at deer check stations
Capturing and relocating urban turkeys and moose
Capturing and tagging bears and mountain lions
Releasing pheasants
Installing wildlife guzzlers
Classifying free-ranging pronghorn by age and sex
Performing aerial surveys for elk and moose
Teacher's Assistant
Sept 2017 - Dec 2017; Sept 2020 - Dec 2020
I have helped teach two classes at Brigham Young University, which are Plant Identification and Natural History of Wildlife. This position required me to grade assignments, assist students, and teach lessons.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Dec 2017 - May 2020
As an undergraduate I worked in BYU's Wildlife Ecology lab. In this position I had the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects, which included:
Processing blood from deer, elk and bison
Conducting vegetation surveys and plant collection
Assisting in the capture and tagging of adult mule deer, bighorn sheep, and mountain goats
Locating VHF collars and collared animals using radio telemetry equipment
Placing and retrieving trail cameras, as well as processing trail camera photos
Conducting bird surveys
Capturing and tagging greater sage-grouse
Assisting in the capture and processing of bison
Intern - Bureau of Land Management
May 2017 - Aug 2017; May 2018 - Aug 2018
In conjuction with BYU and the Bureau of Land Management, I completed an internship at the Richfield BLM field office over two summers. In this position, I:
Conducted range trend and utilization surveys
Surveyed populations of Prairie dogs
Conducted bird surveys
Built fences