Grace Attea

Experience

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  City of Dayton

  Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

  Urban Watershed Collaborative Intern
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  University of Dayton

  Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

  McEwan Lab: Environmental Biology Research Technician
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  U.S. Forest Service

  Jan 2020 - May 2020

  United States Forest Service Post-Bac Scientist
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  Oakwood City Schools

  Feb 2020 - Oct 2022

  Oakwood JHS Assistant Track & Field Coach
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  Lockwood's Greenhouses

  May 2020 - Oct 2022

  Horticulture Technician

  -Determined where plants were to be located, considering such factors as lighting, temperature, humidity, and space requirements.-Cared for growing annuals, perennials, herbs, and vegetables by watering, pruning, weeding, and removing dead or damaged leaf tissue – identified fungal and insect pests. -Worked outdoors under varying conditions; responsible for lifting, dumping, and moving objects up to 50lbs.-Applied a variety of fertilizers to obtain proper nutrient balance for each plant. Show less

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  National Park Service

  Jul 2020 - Aug 2020

  Field Technician

  Position accepted. Cancelled due to COVID-19. Utah State University project based on quantifying the link between wolves and aspen trees in Yellowstone’s northern range to better understand the strength of wolf predation as a driver of ecosystem change.

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  University of Dayton Hanley Sustainability Institute

  Aug 2021 - May 2023

  Nitrogen Footprinting Project Leader: Graduate Fellow at HSI

  University of Dayton Nitrogen Footprint at Hanley Sustainability Institute (HSI)-Collect and analyze data to create a Nitrogen Footprint for the University of Dayton using SIMAP (Sustainability Indicator Management and Analysis Platform) for data collection and reporting. -Collaborate and communicate with individuals from all departments and facilities across campus and within the City of Dayton to compile and interpret data. -Present data and a white paper on tool assessment and project productivity to HSI director. -Participate in waste audits to understand where UD’s campus can improve with waste management. Show less

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  University of Dayton

  Aug 2021 - May 2023

  Course: Hope, Love, and Loss in an Era of Climate Change: A Cross-disciplinary course designed to offer students an opportunity to reflect on their lives and vocations in dialogue with writers who wrestle with the meaning of life in an era of climate change.Duties: Lead discussions on literature regarding the moral and vocational challenges of climate change. Helped students examine their own understanding of hope in dialogue with multiple secular and religious traditions. Assessed and developed students own understanding of vocation in an era of climate change.Course: Environmental Instrumentation Lab - senior Environmental Biology majors: career prep, research methods and concepts, field skillsDuties: grade assignments, prepare field work equipment, help organize field outing itineraries, oversee field work having to do with insects, mammals, ecosystem structure, and plant ID, drive students to and from field sites, assist with data analysis using RStudio software, presentation preparation, run students through “mock interviews” and CV/resume workshops to prepare for their upcoming graduate school and job search. Course: Trees of Ohio - sophomore to senior Environmental Biology majorsDuties: grade assignments, prepare for field outings, assist students in learning the major species of Ohio woody plants, collect and prepare herbarium specimens for students to use for studying. Course: Environmental Instrumentation Lab - senior Environmental Biology majors: career prep, outdoor methods & concepts, American Midwestern tree & shrub identificationDuties: Assist students with tree identification and questions, present personal career path to class, advise students on career and graduate school questions, grade quizzes and assignments. Show less Thesis: Four Decades of Change in an Old-Growth Beech-Maple Forest in Southwestern Ohio, USA- GIS mapping of the growth, mortality, distribution, & compositional shifts of woody species in Hueston Woods old-growth Nature Preserve. -Lead field teams year-round in utilizing the Trimble R10 GPS GNSS Receiver, ArcGIS Field Maps, and Collector to gather geospatial data of a permanent plot. -Utilize clinometers, DBH tapes, and other forestry equipment to contribute to a 40-year dataset on long-term old-growth forest dynamics. -Georeference and digitize over 1,600 historical field maps to analyze spatial distribution, compositional shifts, and historical canopy gap dynamics. -Mentor undergraduate students in ArcMaps by teaching basic skills in GIS. -Analyze findings using R Studio using appropriate statistical testing. Show less

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant: Ecology and Climate Change

    Aug 2021 - May 2023

  • Graduate Research Assistant: The McEwan Forest Ecology Lab

    Aug 2021 - May 2023
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  University of Kentucky

  Apr 2023 - now

  Forest Ecophysiology Senior Research Analyst & Laboratory Manager