and managed large and meso-scale experiments, analyzed and disseminated data through professional channels, and managed four employees. Under my supervision the facility achieved the highest level of shrimp production in its history.
Biologist, SC Dept. of Natural Resources, Waddell Mariculture Center, May 2008 – July 2009 I assisted with various animal husbandry efforts, managed a three month-long experiment comparing two shrimp diets (a fish-free diet and a conventional fish-containing diet), and published several papers.
• Research Assistant, The University of Charleston, March 2007 – May 2008
As part of a M.S. Thesis project, I helped to plan and implement an experiment analyzing the effects of shrimp diets and various management regimes on communities of microorganisms and chemical cycling dynamics within shrimp aquaculture systems.
AWARDS:
Top Article in the Aquaculture Advocate Magazine 2017
Distinguished Early Career in US Aquaculture – US Aquaculture Society, Aquaculture America 2011, New Orleans, LA
Best Student Poster, 2nd Place – US Aquaculture Society, Aquaculture America 2011, New Orleans, LA
Best Abstract/Travel Award – World Aquaculture Society, World Aquaculture 2010, San Diego, CA
Best Student Presentation, 3rd Place – 2010 Graduate Student Symposium, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, MS
Best Abstract/Travel Award – US Aquaculture Society, Aquaculture America 2008, Orlando, FL.
Jack Bayless Best Presentation Award – SC Fishery Workers Association/SC Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Joint Meeting, Santee, SC 2008
Number one ranked article for the year in this widely read magazine
Rankings based on page views, social media shares, and reader feedback
TEACHING COMPETENCY:
Highlights
Teaching as a faculty member of an accredited university since Summer of 2013
Served as primary advisor for nine M.S. students, and co-advisor for 13 M.S. students
Mentored 13 undergraduate students as research assistants, and eight as an academic mentor
Mentored seven high school students, and four interns
• University Courses
Recirculating Aquaculture (AQU 470; 3 CH) – Kentucky State University
Developed a detailed plan for the course, it is fully approved by Faculty Senate
Fall 2023, to be offered annually going forward
Recirculating Aquaculture (AQU 570; 3 CH) – Kentucky State University
Developed a detailed plan for the course, it is fully approved by Faculty Senate
Fall 2023, to be offered annually going forward
Water Quality Management (AQU 460; 3 CH) - Kentucky State University
Fall 2015, Fall 2017, Fall 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022
Water Quality Management (AQU 560; 3 CH) - Kentucky State University
Fall 2015, Fall 2017, Fall 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022
Water Quality Management Laboratory (AQU 461; 1 CH) - Kentucky State University