Research Interests

Fish Ecology and Management, Urban Fishing and Human Dimensions

 

Thesis project

An Evaluation of Oklahoma's Close-To-Home-Fishing Program.

 

Education

• M.S. Nat. Res. Ecology & Management – Fisheries Option, 2009.  Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
• B.S. Wildlife Conservation Management, 2006.  Missouri State University, Springfield, MO

 

Professional Experience

• Urban Fisheries Biologists, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (2009 - present).
• Research Assistant, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Oklahoma State University (2006 – 2009).
• Biology Lab Technician, Department of Biology, Missouri State University, (2006).
• Fisheries Assistant, Missouri Department of Conservation, (2004 – 2005).

 

Professional Memberships

 

American Fisheries Society

• Oklahoma Chapter, American Fisheries Society
• Secretary/Treasurer 2007-08, OSU Student Subunit of the American Fisheries Society.

 

Activities & Awards

• Best Student Presentation 2008 & 2009, Oklahoma Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
• Jimmie Pigg Travel Scholarship 2008, Oklahoma Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
• Youth Conservationist of the Year 2005, Missouri Conservation Federation