Former Projects
Contracted Botanist & Environmental Consultant
Contact/Direct Supervisor: Brian Elliott, Vice-President - Email: brianelliott.eec@gmail.com - Phone: (505) 307-9046
Savannah River Site, South Carolina, USA - Summer 2020 & Summer 2021
Monitoring Rare, Threatened, and Endangered plant species populations including Croton elliottii, Baptisia spp. & Nolina georgiana
Documenting the spread and intensity of invasive plant and noxious weed species populations
Hiking 10-15 miles per day in dense vegetation, through swamps, wetlands, riparian zones, and forests
Grand Canyon Parashant National Monument, Arizona, USA - Summer 2021
Documenting invasive and noxious plant species population in arid desert ecosystems
Using 4-wheel drive on rugged canyon terrain, primitive camping without cell, internet, or easy access to water
Ecology & Conservation Biology Department - Texas A&M University (May 2020 - Present)
Graduate Research Assistant - Wilcox Ecohydrology Lab
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Forest Trees of North America (Fall 2020)
Teaching Assistant and Lab Instructor - Agrostology & Plant Taxonomy
Taught the lab portion of Rangeland Plant Taxonomy and Agrostology courses at Texas A&M University; Explaining Dichotomous Keys, Differentiating Grass and Plant Families & Species, Leading Plant Collections.
Oversaw over 20 plant collections acquiring and accessioning over 800 grasses.
Ran the laboratory portion for 3 semesters designing lesson plans and grading assignments
Taught plant morphology, sight identification, phylogenetics, using field keys, & microscopy
Directed plant collection projects on 8 properties resulting in over 1,000 potential herbarium specimens
Herbarium Assistant
Ecosystem Science & Management Department and Texas Agrilife Extension Research
Physical Address: 3380 University Drive East, Room 131, College Station, Texas 77845
Mailing Address: S.M. Tracy Herbarium (TAES), Texas A&M University, 2138 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843-2138
Contact/Direct Supervisor: Prof. Dale Kruse, Curator - Email: dakruse@tamu.edu - Phone: (979) 845-4328
Cataloging, Databasing, Organizing, and Identifying Plant Specimens collected from the Big Thicket National Preserve under the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Databasing, cataloging, organizing, & preservation care for over 300,000 plant specimens
Collecting specimens from over 25 properties across 5 major ecoregions of Texas
Identification, proper naming, and informing of uses or treatment of local vegetation
Contracted Floristic Botanist
Contact/Direct Supervisor: Prof. Dale Kruse, Curator - Email: dakruse@tamu.edu - Phone: (979) 845-4328
Conducted full botanical inventory of historic 7,000-acre ranch from wetlands to woodlands
Collected and identified over 350 species and wrote biodiversity and recommendation report
Texas A&M University, 210 Nagle Hall, 2258 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2258
Chemical Handling and Disposal, Specimen Preservation, Packing and Sorting Books & Collections, Keeping Detailed Lab Records