Learning Assistant at Auburn University (2025-08 – Present)
Facilitated learning in active learning and project focused courses during class and office hours.
- Functional Genomics | 30 students Spring 2026 - Supported upper-level coursework through leading literature discussions, tool documentation walkthroughs, and bioinformatics workflows such as differential gene expression analysis.
- Intro to Computational Biology | 50 Students Fall 2025 - Taught practical computational skills by introducing students to command-line and HPC environments, Bash scripting, programming fundamentals, REGEX, GitHub version control, and R-based data analysis.
Undergraduate Research Lab Assistant - Dr. Stevison Lab at Auburn University (2025-03 – 2025-12)
- Performed computational analysis of recombination rates in the diamond-backed terrapin genome.
- Wrote custom scripts in Python, Bash, and R to generate data and perform analysis.
- Dye C.A., Havard L.G., Stevison L.S. "Correlations Between Recombination Rate and CpG Islands in the Mississippi Diamond-backed Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin pileata)." Poster Presentation. Collaborative Approaches among Scientists and Engineers REU 2025 Symposium. Auburn, AL. July 2025.
Undergraduate Research Lab Assistant - Dr. Flores Lab at Auburn University (2024-01 – 2024-12)
- Assisted with a project to develop a form of RNAi mediated pest control.
- Aided in project planning, data collection, and mRNA isolation for PCR amplification.
Veterinary Lab Intern at Aviagen North America (2022-06 – 2022-08)
- Prepared bacteria growth plates, preformed plate streaking, and made medias to test samples.
- Completed an experiment testing new RNA isolation protocols to increase testing efficiency and reduce risk of sample contamination.
