Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Raven's Roots Naturalist School 02/2019-01/2020
Ethnobotany Immersion Course
Maharishi University of Management 09/2017-06/2018
Maharishi Ayurveda Wellness Consultant Course
Oregon State University 09/2013-07/2014
Master of Science: Plant Pathology (1 yr Complete)
Idaho State University 08/2007-05/2012
Bachelor of Science: Botany, Bachelor of Science: Biology GPA 3.5 (Dean's List)
Emmett High School 08/2003-05/2007
Emmett High School, Emmett, Idaho. GPA 3.8, Cum Laude Graduate
Ethnobotany Immersion Course
- Studied perennial food crops and medicinal plants of the Pacific Northwest and local Fauna.
- Trained: ethical harvesting practices, natural landscape stewardship, processing and blending medicinal herbs, fermentation techniques, soil building, permaculture.
Maharishi University of Management 09/2017-06/2018
Maharishi Ayurveda Wellness Consultant Course
- Trained in Maharishi AyurVedic Pulse reading, Prakriti (Dosha) Assessment, Herbal recommendations, wellness coaching.
Oregon State University 09/2013-07/2014
Master of Science: Plant Pathology (1 yr Complete)
- Specialization in food crop pathogens and vegetable crop propagation.
- Teaching Assistantship: Biology 21X Series.
Idaho State University 08/2007-05/2012
Bachelor of Science: Botany, Bachelor of Science: Biology GPA 3.5 (Dean's List)
- National Science Foundation REU award for summer research ($4,900)
- Carskaddon JR, Spangler SB, Richards TC, Fisher AE, Denton AL, Kelchner SA (2011) Three introns corroborate a first estimate of bamboo phylogeny. Botany 2011 meetings. St. Louis, Missouri
- Carskaddon JR, Spangler SB, Richards TC, Fisher AE, Denton AL, Kelchner SA (2011) Three introns corroborate a first estimate of bamboo phylogeny. Evolution 2011 meetings. Norman, Oklahoma
- Carskaddon JR, Spangler SB, Richards TC, Fisher AE, Denton AL, Kelchner SA (2011) Chloroplast intron DNA reveals the evolutionary history of bamboos. Idaho State University Undergraduate Research Symposium. Pocatello, Idaho
Emmett High School 08/2003-05/2007
Emmett High School, Emmett, Idaho. GPA 3.8, Cum Laude Graduate
EXPERIENCE
Ayurvedic Wellness Volunteer: Los Angeles, CA 05/2018-12/2018
Pioneer Nuggets: Lead Grower/Propagation Specialist 06/2016-10/2017
Lead Grower: Propagation Specialist
Pioneer Nuggets: Lead Grower/Propagation Specialist 06/2016-10/2017
Lead Grower: Propagation Specialist
- Managed mother plants, propagation of new crops, vegetative crops, and nutrient research.
- Managed mother plants, propagation of new crops, vegetative crops, and nutrient research.