MA candidate, IPA Research Assistant
e-mail: lorax@udel.edu
phone: 302-831-6372 | fax: 302-831-4934
DGS Annex | University of Delaware | Newark, DE 19716-7380
introduction | education | experience | qualifications | honors and awards | presentations
IntroductionSarah is a first year M.A. student concentrating in Urban and Regional Planning and is especially interested in environmental planning and sustainable development. In May 2009 she received a B.S. in Natural Resource Management with minors in Landscape Horticulture and Resource Economics from the University of Delaware.
Sarah grew up in the rapidly urbanizing Washington, D.C., metro area and became interested in environmental problems at a young age. Through her undergraduate studies, she became interested in land use and how we can mitigate our impact on the environment through planning and sustainable development. In 2007 she worked on a research project that surveyed homeowners in order to determine benefit estimates on preservation and conservation practices. During her senior year, Sarah conducted a senior thesis on the effectiveness of spent mushroom substrate on landscape-plant establishment. She currently works as a Research Assistant for the Institute for Public Administration in the Water Resources Agency.
EducationBS, University of Delaware 2009, Natural Resource Management with minors in Landscape Horticulture and Resource Economics
ExperienceSeptember 2009–Present
Research Assistant, Institute for Public Administration, University of Delaware
Newark, Del.
September 2007–May 2009
Undergraduate Public Service Assistant, Delaware Education R&D Center, University of Delaware
Newark, Del.
June–August 2008
Plant and Soil Sciences Research Intern, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Delaware
Newark, Del.
June–August 2007
Delaware Water Resources Center Intern, University of Delaware
Newark, Del.
August 2006–May 2009
Ag Ambassador, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Delaware
Newark, Del.
September–December 2005
Undergraduate Research Assistant, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Delaware
Newark, Del.
QualificationsExcellent knowledge of Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
Excellent knowledge of Internet applications.
Intermediate knowledge of GIS*.
Intermediate knowledge of JMP statistical software.
Basic knowledge of SPSS, Microsoft Access, and HTML*.
*See my personal page to review my GIS and HTML skills.
Honors and AwardsHonors Degree with Distinction (2009)
Dean’s Award for Student Excellence (2009)
Raymond Smith Award (2008)
Henry E. Bearman Award (2007)
Agricultural Science Scholar (2005–2009)
University of Delaware Scholar (2005–2009)
General Honors Award (2007)
Summer Undergraduate Research Scholar (2008)
Global Scholar Award (2008)
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
Presentations“Willingness to Pay for Sustainable Agricultural Practices in an Urbanizing Region,” Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Delaware, 2008
“The Effect of Spent Mushroom Substrate on Landscape Plant Establishment,” Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Delaware, 2009
