Gillian Dreier-Lawrence

gdreier.weebly.com

Gillian.Dreier.Lawrence@gmail.com

Education:
SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY
B.S. Ecology, Botany Minor
GPA: 3.86
Applied Environmental Science Program Certificate
Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick, RI
Associates of the Arts

Jan 2014 - May 2015

Dec 2014
Dec 2009

Relevant Courses:
cellular biology, organismal biology, ecology, marine biology, general chemistry, statistics, animal behavior,
wildlife ecology and management, introduction to botany, field botany, forest ecology and management,
plant pathology, wetland ecology and management, restoration ecology
Skills:
Computer: Microsoft Office, Program Distance, Google mapping, ArcGIS, Program Mark, iNaturalist
Field: Animal live-trapping, animal handling, animal tagging, glow dusting of small mammals, plant
identification, wetland delineation, radio-telemetry, GPS navigation, electrofishing, invasive plant species
identification and removal
Laboratory: DNA extraction, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), gel electrophoresis, salivary amylase
electrophoresis, museum preparation of small mammals and birds.
Additional: Customer service, experiment design and implementation, oral presentations, nature education
course development
Research Experience:
EREN TurtlePop Project
Set traps to capture turtles

June 2015 - Aug 2015

Identified and measured turtles

Marked turtles for population estimates
Remote video observation and quantification of domestic animal
behavior in relation to backyard wildlife
digitalcommons.plattsburgh.edu/cees_student_posters/21/
Used field and GoPro cameras
Observed and quantified animal behaviors

Jan 2015 - May 2015

 Identified free range wild animals from field camera

images
Community survey and habitat mapping of a Wetland Reserve
Program conservation easement in Champlain, NY
Identified plants and animals from photographs

Jan 2015 - May 2015

Identified wetland communities

Created a citizen scientist project for the property
Work Experience:
Bakery Clerk and Cake Decorator
QFC - Mercer Island, WA
Created and decorated cakes and desserts, offered high quality
customer service, focused on appealing product displays, cleaned
and sanitized the bakery.

Feb 2015 - May 2015

Nature Educator Intern

The Friends of Point au Roche - Beekmantown, NY
Developed and lead education modules, created nature displays,
educated park visitors about nature in the park, explained
scientific concepts in easy to understand terms for younger park
visitors.

Summer 2015

Presentations:
Center for Earth and Environmental Science Poster Presentation
SUNY Plattsburgh
Sigma Xi Symposium
SUNY Plattsburgh

May 2015

May 2015

Volunteering:
Green Seattle Partnership
Removed and cut back invasive species
Performed trail maintenance
Trash removal

Spring 2015

Lake Champlain Committee Blue-Green Algae Monitoring Volunteer

Visually monitored water for evidence of blue-green algae
Recorded and submitted reports on water conditions

Summer 2015