Resume
Katherine Smith
11 Hills Beach Rd. Biddeford, ME 04005
(317) 702-7842 | ksmith64@une.edu
Research Interests:
Studying marine mammal behavior (social/intelligence) in a field research context.
Education:
University of New England, Biddeford, ME Expected Graduation: May 2020
Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology, Animal Behavior Minor
GPA: 3.13/4.00 Dean’s list – Fall 2016-2017
Global Experience (University of New England, Tangier, Morocco) Fall 2018
Participated in a semester-long program in Morocco while taking a full academic course load and becoming involved in community volunteer activities.
Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet High School Graduated: June 2016
GPA: 3.64/4.00 National Honor Society
IUPUI – Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis 2015-2016
Dual credit enrollment program (4 courses) GPA: 4.00/4.00
Relevant Coursework:
- Marine Biology
- Oceanography
- Animal Learning and Behavior
- Statistics for Life Sciences
- Biological Bases of Behavior
Work Experience:
4-H Exhibit Hall Worker, Indiana State Fair July/August 2016, 2017, 2018
- Organized different exhibits in the hall and looked after various projects.
- Assisted in exhibit hall maintenance
- Interacted with around 730,000-860,000 visitors every day.
Administrative Assistant, M3V Environmental Consulting and Data Management
- Assisted in the preparation and scanning of documents. October 2014, June 2018
- Reviewed Air Permits and entered company information in a Contact Relations Management database.
Purdue Summer Biology Camp Assistant June 2015
- Prepared lectures for 2-3 sessions and presented to 20 students.
- Assisted in instructing labs related to college-level Biology and Chemistry
Nursery Worker, Allisonville Christian Church Sept. 2013 – Aug. 2015
- Worked with approximately 3-5 children from just weeks old to 3 years.
- Supervised, entertained, read to, fed, and changed the children.
Skills:
- Writing a scientific paper
- Laboratory techniques
- Statistical data analysis
- Microsoft Office
- Coding language
- SQL
- HTML
- CSS
- Premier Pro
- Photoshop
- GIMP
- WordPress
- Assorted Web-based Applications (Giphy, etc.)
Volunteer:
Marion County Fair June 2015-2018
- Cleaning before and after the fair
- Assisting in check-in and judging
- Looking after building and helping guests during fair
Puerto Rico Mission Trip July 2019
CROP Walk 1997-2015
Epworth Project Slidell, Louisiana Summer 2014
Habitat for Humanity of Central Indiana Summer 2014, Summer 2015, April 2016
Second Helpings Fall 2014 to present
Souper Bowl of Caring (Making soup mix, selling soup mix, collecting donations) 2013-2016
Media Assistant at Allisonville Christian Church 2015 to present
Extra-Curricular Activities:
University of New England Residential Student Life Administration Fall 2016 to Spring 2017
- Student Government Liaison
University of New England Scuba Club Fall 2016 to present
University of New England Ocean Club Fall 2016 to present
- President
University of New England Anime Club Fall 2016 to present
- Vice President
High School Marching, Concert and Pep Band 2012 to 2016
High School Choir 2012 to 2016
High School Golf Team Fall 2015
Purdue Science Bound 2012 to 2016
4-H Junior Leaders (Camp Woodsmoke, Rock Cycle Working Demonstration @ State Fair) 2006 to 2016
4-H Robotics 2014 to 2015
Honors & Awards
4H Aerospace, Electric, and Robotics Competition
2015 High School Scholar-Athlete
2015 Robert Jewell Award (athlete demonstrating outstanding dedication)
