Additional Research Experience
- Graduate Research Fellow, National Science Foundation & OSU, Department of Zoology. 2009 – 2011.
- Project: Ecological release and resistance at sea: invasion of Atlantic coral reefs by Pacific lionfish
- Advisor: Dr. Mark Hixon
- Graduate Research Assistant, National Science Foundation & OSU, Department of Zoology. 2006 – 2009.
- Project: Synthesis of local demography and regional connectivity in a marine fish metapopulation
- P.I.: Dr. Mark Hixon
- Graduate Research Assistant, Conservation International & OSU, Department of Zoology. 2006 – 2007.
- Project: Larval connectivity and fish population replenishment in a network of marine management areas for tropical aquarium fisheries
- P.I.: Dr. Mark Hixon
- Coral Reef Ecosystem Specialist, NMFS, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division. 2004 – 2005.
- Project: Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine Debris Removal Program
- Supervisor: Dr. Rusty Brainard
- Coral Reef Fish Specialist, NMFS, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division. 2003 – 2004.
- Project: Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Rapid Ecological Assessment Program
- Supervisor: Dr. Edward E. DeMartini
- Independent Undergraduate Researcher, UHH Departments of Biology and Marine Science. 2002 – 2003.
- Project: Variations in coral-reef fish assemblages among habitats and atolls in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine Reserve
- Project: Population genetic structure in micro-mollusks across the Hawaiian Archipelago
- Advisors: Drs. Leon Hallacher, Marta DeMaintenon and Cam Muir
- Coral Reef Fish Specialist, National Ocean Service & UHH. 2002.
- Project: Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Rapid Ecological Assessment Program
- Supervisors: Drs. Randall Kosaki and Alan Friedlander
- Coral Reef Benthos Video Analyst, Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources & UHH. 2001.
- Project: Permanent Mooring Installation Project
- Supervisor: Dr. William Walsh
- Scientific Diver, Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources & UHH. 2000 – 2003.
- Project: West Hawaii Aquarium Project
- P.I.s: Drs. Brian Tissot and William Walsh