EDUCATION
B.A. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
3.9 GPA, 4.0 major GPA
Leadership Certificate, spring 2018
3 credits at the graduate level as an advanced undergraduate with the recommendation of the professor
AWARDS AND HONORS
Presidential Scholars 2016 cohort, full tuition scholarship and professional development program
Dean’s List, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019
Ray Marvin Leadership Award, spring 2019
Carrie Dulin Service Award, spring 2019
Julie Ann Snyder Leadership Award, spring 2018
Bashore Liberal Arts Scholarship, fall 2017
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
February 2020
"REFLECTIONS ON SPACE AND PLACE"
Research and presentation at Cultures in Conversation: Environments, Landscapes, and Ecologies in Bowling Green, OH
Fall 2019
"STORIES IN THE PARK"
Public history interpretive trail project, panel presentation at Cultures in Conservation: Environments, Landscapes, and Ecologies in Bowling Green, OH
October 2019
"HARRY POTTER AND THE ENVIRONMENT"
Year-long research and presentation at Harry Potter Academic Conference, Pennsylvania, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU2pb10t4rY
April 2018
"REDEFINING POLICY THROUGH FICTION" TED TALK
Culmination of a semester studying environmental dystopian literature, TEDx talk given at TEDxBGSU, Ohio, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D6FCkIQQB4
PREVIOUS WORK
August 2017-May 2020
UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT
Teaching lessons, facilitating discussion, editing student work
HIST 3380: American Environmental History, spring 2020
BIOL 2040(H): Introduction to Biological Concepts, spring 2019, fall 2019
GEOG 1250: Weather and Climate, fall 2018
HNRS 2020: Critical Thinking about Great Ideas, spring 2018
HNRS 2010: Introduction to Critical Thinking, fall 2017
Spring 2020
PROJECT MANAGER
Capstone course project creating chapters of the Fulton County, Ohio Comprehensive Development Plan
Editing draft and final document
Communication (digital and in-person) with the client and county
Spring 2019-May 2020
RESEARCH GRANTS
“Listening and Learning: Lessons from the Land” an oral, environmental, and public history project
Received Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship winter grant ($300)
Received Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship spring grant ($500)
Received Institute for Cultural Studies Undergraduate Research Fellowship ($250)
“Stories in the Park” public history and interpretive trail project
Ohio Humanities Council, worked with classmates in a graduate seminar
“Harry Potter and the Environment” honors thesis and project
Received two Honors College research grants ($500 and $300)
Received Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship travel grant ($250)
December 2017-May 2020
STUDENT LEADERSHIP ASSISTANT
Facilitating leadership workshops for student organizations and programs across campus
Social media experience (Facebook, Instagram)
Editing and creating leadership content, including the Global Leadership Certificate
Facilitating virtual leadership book club
April 2018-May 2020
SCHOLAR RECRUITMENT STUDENT COORDINATOR
Creating personalized visits for prospective high-achieving students
Communicating with departments and programs on campus to set up meetings
Social media experience (communicating and recruiting students on Facebook)
April 2020-present
CONSULTANT (ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND PLANNING)
Consulting for Sustainable EcoDesigns LLC
Specializing in creating environmental education content
Creating environmental planning documents (i.e. Environmental Impact Statements, comprehensive development plans)