Kendra M. Avinger is a GIS Certified Ecologist with skills in Spanish, Portuguese, wet lab techniques, ArcGIS, Microsoft Office, and more. She has experience in interpretation, research assistance, viral research, tutoring, and curation. Her training in ecology has given her strong communication skills and understanding of research methods. She looks forward to further applying her knowledge to help solve current environmental issues.
Kendra M. Avinger is a GIS Certified Ecologist with skills in Spanish, Portuguese, wet lab techniques, ArcGIS, Microsoft Office, and more. She has experience in interpretation, research assistance, viral research, tutoring, and curation. Her training in ecology has given her strong communication skills and understanding of research methods. She looks forward to further applying her knowledge to help solve current environmental issues.
Kendra M. Avinger is a GIS Certified Ecologist with skills in Spanish, Portuguese, wet lab techniques, ArcGIS, Microsoft Office, and more. She has experience in interpretation, research assistance, viral research, tutoring, and curation. Her training in ecology has given her strong communication skills and understanding of research methods. She looks forward to further applying her knowledge to help solve current environmental issues.
SKILLS STATEMENT Spanish Ecology in our everyday world takes many forms; from the way Portuguese life has blossomed surrounded by iron in Central Park, to the way Wet Lab we preserve and u se our waterways, even how we make space for RT-PCR and i nteract with one another in such a busy place. My training in ArcGIS ecology has left me with impeccable public communication Microsoft Word, Excel, PP skills, the addition of two languages, and a deep understanding of research, logical thought, and the scientific method. I look INVOLVEMENT forward to furthering my knowledge to help solve current issues. Slow Food Rutgers President The Naturalist Club Member EXPERIENCE Intramural Volleyball Participant Liberty Science Center | Jersey City, NJ Liberty State Park Internship INTERPRETATION ASSOCIATE February 2017 - August 2017 Handling clients that wish to work with the non-profit, pitching EDUCATION ideas for impactful exhibit alterations and leading group McNair Academic High School discussions on client approval, client retention, and Rutgers University, New Brunswick d iversity promotion. Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Environmental Geomatics Certificate Zerbini Plant Pathology Laboratory | Minas Gerais, Brazil RESEARCH ASSISTANT June 2015 - July 2015 AWARDS onducted independent research supervised by a professor on C NSF International Research Grant begomoviruses. Assisted PhD candidates with their field Summer 2015, Brazil r esearch on local crop failure, while engaging in collaborative Smoyak Hoffman Student Prize discussions that challenged common thought. 2013 - 2014 E.A. Reich Scholarship Duffy Bacteriophage Laboratory | New Brunswick, NJ 2012 - 2014 VIRAL RESEARCHER Fall 2013 - Summer 2015 bserving, inferring, proposing, and analyzing natural phenomena O HONORS i n vitro. Creatively designed experiments that attempted to expose DEBrief Blog Feature, NSF how bacteriophage pathogenicity contributes to plant disease. Newsletter Feature Research Writing Conference Plangere Writing Center | New Brunswick, NJ Presenter ENGLISH TUTOR Spring 2014 - Summer 2015 Michael Moss Book Event Training, mentoring, and problem solving with students who aim to Introducer improve their English and professional writing skills.
Rutgers Chrysler Herbarium | New Brunswick, NJ
CURATOR Fall 2013 - Summer 2014 Filed, photographed, and repaired plant specimens. Also handled academic requests and all data entry.