This document provides Brittney Graham's resume, including her contact information, educational background, research experience, presentations, honors and awards, and scholarships. She has a strong academic background with degrees in Zoology and Environmental Science from Miami University and previous studies in Premedical and Biology at Ball State University. Her research focuses on behavioral ecology and chemical signaling in animals. She has presented her undergraduate research at several conferences and received academic honors such as the Presidential Scholarship and Marcia E. Buck Roll Memorial Scholarship for her work.

1. BRITTNEY
MARIE
GRAHAM
6225
Jessica
Court
Liberty
Township,
OH
45044
Tel:
513
7798228
Cell:
513
5785036
Email:
grahamb4@maimioh.edu
and
bmarie1717@aim.com
Fields
of
Interest
in
Research:
*Behavioral
Ecology,
*Chemical
signaling,
Secondarily:
Conservation,
Genetics,
&
Environmental
Science
Educational
Background:
Aug
2012
Miami
University
To
Middletown,
OH
45042
Jan
2015
Major:
Zoology,
Co-­‐Major:
Environmental
Science
(President’s
and
Dean’s
List)
Cumulative
GPA:
3.91
Aug
2010
Ball
State
University
To
Muncie,
Indiana
47306
May
2012
Major:
Premedical
and
Biology,
Intended
Minor:
Spanish,
Undergraduate
University
(Dean’s
List
all
four
semesters)
Cumulative
GPA:
4.0
Aug
2006
Lakota
East
High
School
To
6840
Lakota
Lane,
Liberty
Township,
June
2010
Ohio,
45044
Research
Experience:
May
2013
Student
Aid/
Undergraduate
Researcher
in
Miami
University’s
To
Animal
Behavior
Lab
Present
501
E.
High
St.
,
Oxford,
OH
45056
Presentations:
Graham,
B.
M,
Solomon,
N.
G.,
Keane,
B.
2014.
Are
behavioral
interactions
between
male
and
female
prairie
voles
correlated
with
male
avpr1a
genotype?
International
Society
of
Behavioral
Ecology
Conference
2014.
Graham,
B.
M,
Solomon,
N.
G.,
Keane,
B.
2014.
Are
behavioral
interactions
between
male
and
female
prairie
voles
correlated
with
male
avpr1a
genotype?
Indiana
University’s
2014
Animal
Behavior
Conference.
Graham,
B.
M,
Solomon,
N.
G.,
Keane,
B.
2014.
Are
behavioral
interactions
between
male
and
female
prairie
voles
correlated
with

2. male
avpr1a
genotype?
Undergraduate
Research
Forum-­‐Miami
University
2014.
Honors,
Fellowships,
&
Memberships:
-­‐-­‐NSHSS
(National
Society
of
High
School
Scholars):
NSHSS
is
a
member-­‐based
student
organization.
Its
missions
are
to
recognize
academic
excellence
among
high
school
students
and
to
encourage
members
to
apply
their
unique
talents,
vision,
and
potential
for
the
betterment
of
themselves
and
the
world.
-­‐-­‐NSCS
(National
Society
of
Collegiate
Scholars):
The
National
Society
of
Collegiate
Scholars
(NSCS)
is
an
honor
society
inviting
high-­‐achieving
first-­‐and
second-­‐year
college
students.
Members
must
rank
in
the
top
20
percent
of
their
class.
-­‐-­‐Tmmy
Global
Health
Member
(formerly
The
Timmy
Foundation):
Timmy
Global
Health
Main
Objectives:
To
provide
direct
medical
assistance
and
healthcare
services
to
low-­‐income
communities
in
the
developing
world
through
short-­‐term
medical
brigades;
To
strengthen
partner
organizations
by
providing
them
with
the
financial,
medical,
in-­‐kind,
and
human
resources
required
to
build
their
capacity
and
strengthen
their
missions,
outreach,
and
impact;
“To
foster
global
awareness
and
humanitarian
values
in
students
and
volunteers
by
empowering
them
to
actively
engage
in
global
development.”(Timmyglobalhealth.org).
-­‐-­‐Member
of
Ball
State
University’s
Women’s
Soccer
Team
NCAA
Division
1
(2010-­‐2011)
-­‐-­‐The
Golden
Key
Society:
The
Golden
Key
Society’s
number
1
goal
“is
to
enrich
each
member
and
supporters'
experience
through
programs
and
services
that
matter”
to
each
member
and
to
help
them
to
achieve
success
(Invitation
only
extended
to
the
top
15%
of
a
given
class).
-­‐-­‐The
Honor
Society
of
Phi
Kappa
Phi
(2014):
The
Honor
Society
of
Phi
Kappa
Phi
is
the
“nation’s
oldest,
most
selective,
and
most
prestigious
all-­‐discipline
honor
society.
Membership
is
by
invitation
only
to
Miami’s
top
7.5
percent
of
second
term
juniors
and
the
top
10
percent
of
seniors
and
graduate
students.”
(www.phikappaphi.org,
and
invitation).
Scholarships
and
Awards:
-­‐Presidential
Scholarship
(2010-­‐2012)-­‐Ball
State
University:
Granted
for

3. academic
excellence.
Presidential
scholars
must
maintain
a
cumulative
grade
point
average
(GPA)
of
3.0.
The
capitol
value
for
this
scholarship
was/is
equivalent
to
half
of
any
given
semester’s
tuition
costs
(Conditional-­‐
depending
on
the
year).
-­‐Marcia
E.
Buck
Roll
Memorial
Scholarship
(Fall
Semester
2013)-­‐
Miami
University:
“Two
scholarships
are
awarded
to
undergraduate
students
majoring
in
botany
and
zoology
on
the
basis
of
academic
merit;
nominations
by
the
Department
of
Botany
and
Department
of
Zoology.”
The
capitol
value
for
this
scholarship
was/is
$1,806.00.
-­‐2014
Hughes
Award-­‐
intern
for
a
10-­‐week
period
during
Summer
2014,
including
instructional
fees,
a
student
fellow
award
of
$3,000.00
and
supplies
and
service
budget
of
$750.00;
ZOO
430.
H
credit
will
also
be
earned
(6-­‐
credit
hours).
-­‐Undergraduate
Presentation
Award
(Spring
2014)-­‐
A
$200.00
scholarship
endorsement
from
the
Office
for
the
Advancement
of
Research
&
Scholarship
was
granted
per
formal
request
by
student
researcher
and
formal
letter
of
recommendation
by
mentor,
for
the
International
Society
of
Behavioral
Ecology
Congress
2014
expenses.
-­‐Regional
Undergraduate
Research
Presentation
Fund
endorsement
(Spring
2014)-­‐
$300.00
was
allotted
for
the
International
Society
of
Behavioral
Ecology
Congress
2014
expenses,
per
formal
request
by
student
researcher
and
formal
letter
of
recommendation
by
mentor.
-­‐Biology
Department
Endorsement
(Spring
2014)-­‐
$80.00
was
allotted
for
the
Indiana
University’s
2014
Animal
Behavior
Congress
expenses,
per
formal
request
by
student
researcher
and
mentor
signature.
-­‐Biology
Department
Endorsement
(spring
2014)-­‐
$400.00
was
allotted
for
the
International
Society
of
Behavioral
Ecology
Congress
2014
expenses,
per
formal
request
by
student
researcher
and
mentor
signature.
Internship
Experience:
Jan
1,
2013
To
Feb
12,
2013
Cultural
Ecology
Internship
Position
at
The
Lone
Pine
Koala
Sanctuary
Basic
Tasks
Description:
assisting
animal
farm
staff
with
cleaning,
monitoring
visitors,
assisting
with
enclosure
and
food
preparation,
tidying
up
enclosures
and
surrounding
areas
of
the
sanctuary,
interacting
with
visitors
and
assisting
them
with
any
enquiries
they
might
have,
and
spending
time
in
the

4. kangaroo
reserve
monitoring
visitor
and
animal
behavior.
Daily
assignments
vary
with
section:
Bird
Section,
Macropod
Section,
Mammal
Section,
Koala
Section,
Barn
Section,
and
Sanctuary.
Aug
11,
2014
To
Aug
25,
2014
Working
Abroad
Internship
Position
at
the
Shamwari
Big
Game
Reserve-­‐
South
Africa:
Game
counts,
telemetry
tracking,
habitat
restoration,
rehabilitation
experience,
and
community
ourtreach.
Academic
and
Related
Volunteer
Service:
2014
July
8-­‐12
-­International
Society
of
Chemical
Ecology
Conference
Volunteer—waiver
of
admissions
fee—Contribution
to
abstract
editing/review
and
conference
registration
aid
2014
Spring
Semester
(current
participation)
-­‐Volunteer
experience
at
the
Hueston
Woods
Nature
Center—learning
wildlife
rehabilitation
and
maintenance
of
Raptors
2012
(March)
-­‐Timmy
Global
Health
Medical
Brigade:
Tena,
Ecuador—Assisting
medical
professionals
with
care
and
treatment
of
patients
Impending
Publications:
Graham,
B.
M,
Solomon,
N.
G.,
Noe,
D.
A.,
Keane,
B.
(In
Draft).
Are
behavioral
interactions
between
male
and
female
prairie
voles
correlated
with
male
avpr1a
genotype?
Animal
Behavior.
Language
Skills:
Fluent
in
English,
Intermediate
in
Spanish
References:
David Berg, Ph.D.
Zoology
Professor
Email:
bergdj@miamioh.edu
+1
(513)
785-­‐3246
Brian
Keane,
Ph.D.
Zoology
Professor
Co-­‐runs
Miami’s
Animal
Behavior
Lab

5. Email:
keaneb@miamioh.edu
+1
(513)
785-­‐3256
Nancy
Solomon,
Ph.D.
Zoology
Professor
Co-­‐runs
Miami’s
Animal
Behavior
Lab
Email:
solomong@maimioh.edu
+1
(513)
529-­‐5454