Miranda Vogt

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Education

Stanford University Sep. 2015 – Dec. 2019

Bachelor of Science with Honors in Biology, concentration in Ecology and Evolution GPA: 3.85

Undergraduate Honors Thesis: A two-pronged approach to urban ants: How is behavior affected by habitat urbanization level and what characteristics of an urban tree are attractive to native ants?

https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/km433rx1841

Languages: Fluent in English, Limited Proficiency in French, Experience in R, Python, LaTeX

Professional Experience

The Marine Biological Laboratory Nov 2021 – Present
Cephalopod Culture Operations Specialist Woods Hole, MA

• Maintained cultures of squid, octopuses, and cuttlefish through multiple generations for use in research.
• Ordered and restocked lab supplies and shipped live research animals domestically and internationally.

Alaskan Observers, inc. May 2020 – Sep. 2021
North Pacific Groundfish Observer Dutch Harbor, AK

• Collected biological data aboard Bering Sea commercial fishing vessels for use in fisheries management and monitoring
• Participated in research projects including the Pacific Sleeper Shark Size Estimation and Age Structure special project
• Skills developed: Fish, bird, and marine mammal identification, meticulous data collection technique, experience working in extreme conditions, mentoring new hires on the job, professionally handling disputes while away from land

Mississippi Entomological Museum Jan. 2020 – May 2020
Museum Technician Starkville, MS

• Taxonomically identified ant specimens from unsorted collections and prepared specimens for museum archives
• Skills developed: Entomological specimen preparation 

Stanford Shakespeare Company 2016-2017
Set-Designer, Assistant Stage Manager

• Participated in public productions of Macbeth and Twelfth Night as a member of the troupe’s Technical Crew