Erin McMichael

Experience

1. Research Associate (Contractor W Ecs Federal)

   Noaa Fisheries

   Nov 2019 — Present · Silver Spring, MD, US

   Working in support of NOAA Fisheries Office of Science & Technology’s Assessment and Monitoring Division to promote and conduct science needed to effectively monitor, assess, and preserve living marine and trust resources (protected species). Coordinate national internal funding programs (e.g, Sea Turtle Stock Assessment Improvement Program, National Protected Species Toolbox Initiative) and national workshops (e.g, Protected Species Assessment Workshops) focused on improving assessment capabilities to address agency science and management priorities. Lead a collaborative effort to develop a national sea turtle research standard methods manual. Also served as National Compliance Coordinator supporting science center compliance efforts for NMFS fisheries-independent and ecosystem research surveys from 2001 through 2004.

Education

• Florida Atlantic University

  Coursework completed towards Ph.D

  2008 — 2011

• University of Maryland College Park

  BS

  1990 — 1995

• University of Florida

  M.S.

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Ecology
• Scientific Writing
• Data Analysis
• Data Collection
• Environmental Policy
• Biodiversity
• Geographic Information Systems (Gis)
• Natural Resource Management
• Research
• Database Administration
• Wildlife Conservation
• Land Conservation
• Grant Writing
• Wildlife
• Endangered Species
• Marine Biology
• Research Design
• Renewable Energy
• Population Studies
• Coastal Management
• Biology
• Habitat Management
• Wildlife Rehabilitation
• Research Staffing
• Marine Conservation
• Wildlife Management
• Wildlife Biology
• Coastal Processes
• Project Management
• Conservation Issues
• Conservation Biology
• Science
• Field Work
• Environmental Science
• Environmental Education
• Public Speaking
• Grant Preparation
• Grant Administration
• Statistics
• Renewable Energy Policy