ConservAtion
Art
Humanity
exploration in academia, arts, and life.
Post-Bacc from the Drexel University. I study environemental science with concentrations in ecology and evolution. I also am obtaining a minor in biology. I hope to continue working in the field of ecology while also supporting the communities that exist around my workplace.
Education
Drexel Universty, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
Ecology and Evolution concentration
Minor: Biology
Work experience
Academy of Natural Sciences
Philadelphia, PA
Research Technician
April 2021 – Present
Installed water loggers and set up groundwater wells in 6 field sites
Built and ran tidal mesocosm for saltwater marshes simulation experiment
Mentored high school students participating in summer environmental science enrichment
Performed drone surveys and created orthomosaics from drone imagery using Agisoft
Academy of Natural Sciences
Philadelphia, PA
Curatorial Assistant
April – January 2020, May 2022 – Present
Georeferenced total of 1464 unique localities across North America, South America, and Europe
Photographed specimens and prepared imagery using focus stacking software for Eastern Pacific invertebrate Communities of the Cenozoic (EPICC) project
Led presentations for donor events and high school programs
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
Research Assistant
March – September 2019
Studied development of rat mammary glands treated with carcinogens
Analyzed large scale datasets
Contributed to manuscript to summarize experiment
Used Aperio and Sigma plot to develop criteria for cell selection
Drexel Study Abroad
Bioko, Equatorial Guinea
Student Researcher
December – March 2019
Researched various anima taxa biodiversity in correlation to hunting pressures humans
Recorded field surveys of bird, monkey, and sea turtle populations using cyber trackers
Engaged in field excursions into undisturbed forest and beach habitats
Summarized data in the form of scientific reports
Academy of Natural Science
Philadelphia, PA
Butterfly Exhibit Employee
September – December 2018
Supported Butterfly and Arthropod husbandry activities
Engaged children and adults in conservation of butterflies
Led school trips through butterfly exhibit
Drexel: STAR Student
Philadelphia, PA
Research Assistant
June – August 2018
Improved the predictive power of a hunting risk map using socioeconomic factors
Analyzed scientific literature and compiled information into Excel
Recorded and organized GIS data on Cameroon
Formatted GIS data using Geographic Information Systems (ArcGIS)
Used modeling software in R script to create niche models
Conference Presentation
Njie, D, E.B. Watson, and L. Champlin. 2022. Development of a low-cost tidal simulation system
for mesocosm research. Ocean Sciences Meeting, 24 February - 4 March, 2022
Freyland, K., A. Payne, D. Njie, and E. Watson. 2022. Ecohydrology of the coastal wetland- forest ecotone. National Diversity in STEM conference, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos, Latinos, and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS). October 26 - 28, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Payne, A., Watson, E.B., Njie, D., and Chatman, A. 2022. Salt marsh hydrology: patterns in
groundwater flooding along a marsh forest gradient. Ocean Sciences Meeting, 28 February - March 4, 2022.
Njie, D., Walker, A., Mitchell, Mitchell, M., D., Gonder, K. 2018. Improving the predictive power of a hunting risk map using socioeconomic factors. Star Scholars Summer showcase. August 20, 2018