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I'm Ellie, and I am passionate about environmental science, particularly marine biology and conservation.

Over the past few years, I have had many opportunities to strengthen my expertise within the marine sciences. This past winter, for example, I interned at Boston's New England Aquarium with the Conservation Learning department and got to teach guests about the aquarium, conservation, and protecting the world's oceans.

Additionally, in the fall of my senior year at Colby College, I researched the effects of beaver fecal contamination on water quality in central Maine using techniques such as microbial source tracking and environmental DNA metabarcoding. Previous research experience also includes studying local octopus populations with one of my professors at the School for Field Studies in the Turks and Caicos, and researching the response of Eastern North Pacific Gray Whales to changing ocean temperatures, among other opportunities.

Having recently graduated cum laude from Colby College, I strive to constantly explore the world around me, focusing on environmental conservation and marine science as I work to make the world a better place.