Dickinson College 

This course addressed the chemistry of seawater, the physics of currents, water masses, and waves, the geology of ocean basins, marine sediments, and coastal features, and the biology of marine ecosystems.​

• Learned methods used in oceanography including measuring and qualifying waves, tracking coastal erosion, and conducting ecological surveys.

• Used GeoMapApp, Google Earth, and ArcGIS Pro.

This course explored the dynamics of rivers, lakes, wetlands, and estuarine systems and the complexity of political and social issues involved in the sustainable use of aquatic resources.

• Learned methods used in limnology including sampling water for chemical, physical and biological characteristics, and conducting stakeholder-oriented field research.

• Used YSI, sediment corer, and floating gas chamber; macroinvertebrates and zooplankton

This course explored interactions of organisms with each other, and with their environment, at the level of the individual, the population, the community, and the ecosystem.  

• Learned methods used in Ecological research through lab and fieldwork, including estimating population size, mapping species distribution, and assessing community diversity.

• Used Excel, and ArcGIS Pro; kept detailed field notebook.

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This class examines how humans experience, use, and change the environment, the social construction and production of the environment, structures of power, and social change.

• Analyzed the social construction and production of the environment, structures of power, and social change at the local and national scales in relation to food and poverty, energy and climate change, and ocean plastics

• Conducted community-based research for food bank

This course provides a fundamental foundation of theoretical and applied skills in GIS technology, investigates and informs reasoned decisions regarding spatial issues. 

• Learned methods used in cartography GIS including GIS data collection, manipulation, analysis, output, and presentation.

• Used ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and Excel; utilized ArcGIS Story Map and Web Map App technology

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This course provided experience regarding the practical use of specific tools and the application of field methods and techniques used in both environmental consulting and wildlife sciences today.

• Learned methods including identification and marking animals, measuring abundance, assessing habitat, reading/ using topographic maps/ aerial photos, orienteering, and various monitoring techniques

• Used ArcGIS Pro; practiced radio telemetry and field navigation