Lauren Harper

19 Cedar Street New Egypt, New Jersey 08533

HarperL.077@gmail.com; Home Phone: (609)-758-8445; Online Portfolio: www.LaurenAHarper.weebly.com
Education:
University of New Hampshire GPA: 3.91 Durham, New Hampshire 03824
BS in Biomedical Science, Pre-Vet Track, Honors Student Expected Graduation: Spring 2020
Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science (MATES) Manahawkin, New Jersey 08050
Graduation: June 2016 (GPA: 95.062)
Research Experiences:
-Completed 4 independent scientific research projects.
-Presented at 7 different science fairs; including, the INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair.
-Worked as a Research Assistant at the Fairchild Dairy Teaching and Research Center at UNH under Caren Ghedini and Andr Brito.
MATES Independent Freshman Research Project September 2012-May 2013 (280+ hours)
Title: Do Chickens have a Preference on the Color of Food they Eat?
Participant at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
MATES Independent Sophomore Research Project September 2013-May 2014 (370+ hours)
Title: The Most Effective Burgeoning Technique for Raising Gallus gallus domesticus for Aliment
Student Judge at the MATES Student Research Expo
MATES Independent Junior Research Project September 2014-May 2015 (450+ hours)
Title: Early Detection of Subclinical Mastitis in Dairy Cattle
Grant received: 4th/36 Written Research Proposals-Kean New Jersey Academy of Science
MATES Independent Senior Research Project September 2015-May 2016 (400+ hours)
Continuation project: Predicting Subclinical Mastitis Cases in Dairy Cattle
Received a scholarship from the USDA to tour research labs and present project and a plaque with the title of Best Overall
Researcher of the Class of 2016 from MATES
Judged the Toms River Intermediate South Science Fair
UNH Research Assistant at the Fairchild Dairy Teaching and Research Center October 2016-February 2017 (50+ hours)
Fed and Assisted in collecting samples for a project on Dairy Cattle under Caren Ghedini and Andr Brito.
Notable Experiences:
New Egypt and Toms River Blood Drive Coordinator 10+ drives to date (285+ hours)
200+ Phone calls to donors per blood drive
Junior Naturalist at Jakes Branch Ocean County Park (handled animals, gave tours, front desk assistant) (90+hrs.)
Proposed 2 new exhibits at the Nature Center, both approved, one implemented
4-year Elected Student Council Member; Elected President of MATES Student Council (180+ hours)
Create more legislature for the club that holds members and office holders to their responsibilities.
Found, contacted, and organized donors for multiple social events each year.
Plumsted Youth for Nature and the Environment (PYNE) Founding member, Elected
Secretary, Historical Information Committee Head, and Park Proposal Executive Team
(231+ hours); Won Association of NJ Environmental Commissions Environmental Award
Inducted Member of the National Honor Society (8 semesters of High Honor Roll)
Hand Selected Project Terrapin Community Leader and Tri-Chair Leader of Club
Care Committee, Outreach member, Game Species Team (495+ hours)
Selected N.J. Division of Fish and Wildlife Sedge Island two year Intern (280+ hours)
Presented various salt marsh topics to campers, daily.
Girl Scout Gold Award The History of New Egypt through Geocaching (100+ hours)
Invited Speaker for local STEM program (23+ hours)
Painted mural over entire room, requested native animals, maintain live animal enclosures
Intern at Walnridge Farm Equine Veterinary Clinic (115 hours)
New Egypt Girls Cross Country Team Captain (100+ hours)
Awarded New Egypt Girls Track Varsity Letter and Two Bars (260+ hours)
2016 MATES Caring Award Recipient (one recipient per school for county involvement)
Vacation Bible School Crew Leader; Youth Group Leader; Alter Server (200+)
Selected Youth Council Member for the Diocese of Trenton (75+ hours)
College Clubs/Activities (as of March 2017):
UNH Womens Rowing Team (400+ hours); Hep Cats Swing Dance Club (70+ hours); Dairy Club (45+ hours); Circle K (20+ hours);
American Red Cross Club (15 hours); iGEM (10 hours) Women in Science (8 hours); Mask and Dagger (5 hours); Pre-Vet Club (5 hours).
Certifications and Personal Attributes:
Certified Life Guard (CPR & First-aid); Licensed Hunter; Citation from New Jersey Senate and General Assembly; Quilts for Kids
(homeless, sick) (25+ hours); Reads Sheet Music; Crochets; Knits; 6-time Hair Donor to Locks of Love and Pantene Beautiful Lengths (over
72 inches of hair donated in lifetime); Senior volunteer at Riding High Farm (100 hours); trained in ArcGIS.
Completed College Courses:
Ocean County College: Calculus/OCC CALCULUS 265 ; Physics/OCC PHYS 171/172 ; Biotechnology/OCC BIOL 161
Stockton University: Oceanography/MARS 2202 ; Environmental Science/ENVL 1100
University of New Hampshire: BIOL (H) 411; CHEM 403; HIST (H) 440B; ENGL 401