My name is Madelyn (Maddie) and I have been a Hydrologic Technician with the Hydrologic Networks Section in Indianapolis since January 2019.
I perform routine visits to surface water and groundwater sites and occasionally help out the Ecosystems Science section with water-quality site visits. I assist with training new technicians in our Center and help colleagues navigate resources that are offered to them through the USGS and DOI as a Peer Support Worker. I completed the USGS Motorboat Operator Certification Course in the summer of 2021. I have a M.S. in biology with interests in aquatic ecology, environmental education, amphibian biology, and parasitology.
Professional Experience
Hydrologic Technician January 28, 2019 – Present, US Geological Survey, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Indianapolis, IN 46278
Biological Science Technician (Wildlife) GS 07 May 29, 2018 – November 22, 2018, USDA Forest Service, Black Hills National Forest, Bearlodge Ranger District, Sundance, WY 82729
Biological Science Technician (Hydrology) GS 06 July – November 2017, Bureau of Land Management, Grants Pass, OR 97526
Graduate Research/ Teaching Assistant September 2014- May 2017, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309. “Environmental Predictors of Avian Schistosomiasis (Swimmer’s Itch) in Michigan Lakes”
Field Instructor August 2013- July 2014, Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Environmental Education Center, Peninsula, OH 44264
Education and Certifications
Oakland University: M.S. Biology, May 2017
John Carroll University: B.S. Biological Sciences, May 2013
Honors and Awards
USGS Retirees’ Scholarship: USGS Retirees, April 7, 2021 ($753)
MILC Student Travel Grant: Michigan Inland Lakes Partnership, April 2016 ($250)
Graduate Research Assistant Tuition Award: January 2016 ($5240)
Provost Graduate Student Research Award: Oakland University, March 2015 ($2000)
Abstracts and Presentations
Master’s Thesis Defense Seminar – Oakland University, MI, March 15, 2017
101st Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting – Fort Lauderdale, FL, August 11, 2016
2016 Michigan Inland Lakes Convention – Boyne Falls, MI, April 30, 2016
Leelanau Clean Water April Meeting – Suttons Bay, MI, April 20, 2016
11th Annual Conference of the Michigan Clean Water Corps – Tustin, MI, November 5, 2015
Michigan Lake & Stream Association 54th Annual Conference – Boyne Falls, MI, May 1, 2015
Michigan Swimmer’s Itch Partnership Meeting – Frankfort, MI, March 31, 2015