I conducted independent research on Eastern Mud Snails (Tritia obsoleta) and their parasites (Pleurogonius malaclemys) for five years. My research was conducted as a bottom-up study in order to gain a better understanding of the effects of anthropogenic influence on host-parasite relationships and the ecosystem at large. The summation of results from my research indicates that anthropogenic influence has a detrimental impact on environmental conditions, organism susceptibility, and parasite-host interactions.
In 2020, my research was published in the Polish Malacology Journal, Folia Malacologica (Prevalence of infection with Pleurogonius malaclemys Hunter, 1961 (Trematoda: Digenea) in Tritia obsoleta (Say, 1822) (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda: Nassariidae) in relation to environment quality).
I have competed at both Jersey Shore Science Fairs (JSSF) and Delaware Valley Science Fairs (DVSF) and presented my research at the Barnegat Bay Shellfish Forum in 2018 and the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Fisheries Society sub-unit meeting in April 2019. I have also won various awards for my research, including First Place (JSSF 2017, JSSF 2018, DVSF 2018), Third Place (DVSF 2017, MATES Research Expo), NASA's Earth System Science Award, NOAA's Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award, Save Barnegat Bay’s Special Award, the MATES Research Excellence Award, and the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholder's Award.
In 2020, my research was published in the Polish Malacology Journal, Folia Malacologica (Prevalence of infection with Pleurogonius malaclemys Hunter, 1961 (Trematoda: Digenea) in Tritia obsoleta (Say, 1822) (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda: Nassariidae) in relation to environment quality).
I have competed at both Jersey Shore Science Fairs (JSSF) and Delaware Valley Science Fairs (DVSF) and presented my research at the Barnegat Bay Shellfish Forum in 2018 and the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Fisheries Society sub-unit meeting in April 2019. I have also won various awards for my research, including First Place (JSSF 2017, JSSF 2018, DVSF 2018), Third Place (DVSF 2017, MATES Research Expo), NASA's Earth System Science Award, NOAA's Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award, Save Barnegat Bay’s Special Award, the MATES Research Excellence Award, and the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholder's Award.
