Sean Kinard
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During my education at the UW, I tutored biology and chemistry to underprivileged students through the UWIC. During the summers, I interned for the UW fish collection and at the NOAA AFSC in Seattle WA. I worked on a dendrochronology study of Yellowfin Sole growth rates in conjunction with annual sea temperature. During the winters, I taught ski lessons through the UW Husky Winter Sports club at Snoqualmie pass. Upon graduation, I was immediately hired by R2 Resource Consultants to do field surveys in Alaska for Salmon on the Susitna River. I did this for 2 summers/falls. In between the seasons, I worked as a ski instructor at Steven’s Pass full time. In the fall of 2014, I entered the DDS program at LLU. After 1.5 years in dental school, I discovered my heart was not in that career and I discontinued my enrollment in the program to pursue fisheries. In the spring of 2016, I returned to Alaska to conduct salmon surveys for the Aquatic Research and Restoration Institute as the lead field ecologist. Before starting my PhD program at Texas A&M, I worked a spring-summer season at the Mossy Rock Trout Hatchery in Western Washington to gain some hands-on experience with aquaculture.
In my PhD program at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, I seek to diversify and deepen my skill set in biostatistics and aquatic resource management. I am investigating how anthropogenic riparian degradation in semi-arid streams reduces habitat heterogeneity and biodiversity. Having worked in pristine stream systems in Alaska, I hope to bring unique insights and ideas to Dr. Patrick’s lab.
In my PhD program at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, I seek to diversify and deepen my skill set in biostatistics and aquatic resource management. I am investigating how anthropogenic riparian degradation in semi-arid streams reduces habitat heterogeneity and biodiversity. Having worked in pristine stream systems in Alaska, I hope to bring unique insights and ideas to Dr. Patrick’s lab.