1. Briena E. Healy, Resume
326 N Woodmont Drive, Downingtown, PA 19335
Home: 610.873.1495; Cell: 786.390.4174
Briena.healy@gmail.com
Relevant Experience
 Strong personal skills including dependability and consistency in process.
 Strong communication skills; able to work independently or to contribute as a team player;
effectively associating with multiple types of personalities.
 Adept at managing projects, including planning, organizing and tracking of projects, overseeing
project plan execution, creating project timelines and summarizing project results
 Superb organizational skills – Ability to prioritize, multi-task, lead, direct, and solve problems
effectively.
 Experienced in verbalization, presentations, group settings, one on one interactions, technical
writing, and in writing presentations, manuscripts, research proposals, scientific presentations and
SOPs.
 Excellent critical thinking skills.
 Proficient in data evaluation and in data interpretation with extensive experience in data
compilation, summation and graphical presentation.
 Strong computer skills include MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint; SPSS; Web of Science;
Kaleidagraph and Endnote.
Skills
 Friendly and gregarious, very personable
 Ability to multi-task.
 Presentation through multi-media
 Able to relate to people of all skills and
abilities
 Experimental design and implementation
 Interpretation and implementation of
complex processes and theory
 Data analysis
 Strong organization skills
 Data reduction and analysis
 Database creation and management
 Certified Emergency Medical Technician
 Healthcare Provider Basic Life Skills (Basic
First Aid)/CPR, Infant/Child CPR
 Statistical analysis
 Scientific and process writing
 Operation and use of GPS equipment
 Presentations to both professional and
non-professional audiences
 Comfortable with driving to and navigating
remote field locations
 Hard working
Work Experience
• Early Childhood Education Teacher: 2012 to present
Plans and implements activities that promote the social, physical, and intellectual growth of
children. Responsible for the care, hygiene, learning, and developmental activities,
specialized programs, and redirection of children. Communicates directly with parents and
supervisors. Maintains classroom records, cleanliness, and orderliness.
• Graduate Research Fellow- 2010-2012

2. Investigated two distinct research questions: (1) determined how the plant Arabidopsis
thaliana responds to elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and (2) determined
the effect of behavior and population densities on the spatial distribution of black fly larvae
(Simlulium tribulatum) in freshwater streams.
• GeoKids NSF GK-12-L.I.N.K.S Graduate Fellow- 2010-2012
Participated in a fellowship program funded by the National Science Foundation in conjunction
with the Philadelphia School District and the Wagner Free Institute of Science. This program
uses a curriculum designed to instill the excitement of learning science into elementary school
classrooms. Responsibilities include teaching lesson plans and implementing interdisciplinary-
focused experiments geared toward science in everyday life
• SJU Summer Scholar Undergraduate Research Fellow- 2009
Conducted an independent research project focused on identifying novel Quantitative Trait Loci
(QTL) in the plant Arabidopsis thaliana controlling changes in flowering at elevated [CO2] while
also investigating which QTL controls the response of seed production and plant architecture
under elevated [CO2].
• Teaching Assistant in Department of Biology- 2008-2010
Tutored and assisted students individually or in small groups in order to help reinforce the
learning concepts that were presented in class. Responsible for lab setup and breakdown each
week. Courses included Organismic Biology, Plant Ecology Physiology, Human Physiology, and
Histology.
Education
Emergency Care & Safety Institute Course, I.C.E. E.M.S., Villanova, PA 2012
Masters of Science in Biology, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA, 2012
Bachelors of Science in Biology, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA 2010
Professional Affiliations
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health: Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
Sigma Xi
American Society of Plant Biologists
Publications
Isolating the molecular and physiological mechanisms controlling flowering time responses to
elevated atmospheric CO2 in Arabidopsis thalina. Briena E. Healy MS and Dr. Clint J. Springer
PhD. Manuscript in progress.
Determining the effects of population density and animal behavior on the spatial distribution of
the benthic black fly larva Simulium tribulatum. Briena E. Healy MS and Dr. Jonathan T.
Fingerut PhD. Manuscript in progress.
Research Presentations
Invited: Genomic regions responsible for altered reproductive characteristics of Arabidopsis
thaliana grown at elevated carbon dioxide, Briena E. Healy, and Dr. Clint J. Springer. Oral
presentation at ASPB Plant Biology 2012 Conference
Genomic regions responsible for altered reproductive characteristics of Arabidopsis thaliana
grown at elevated carbon dioxide, Briena E. Healy, and Dr. Clint J. Springer. Poster
presentation at ASPB Plant Biology 2012 Conference
The Response of Flowering Time and Plant Architecture in Arabidopsis thaliana to Elevated
[CO2] Briena E. Healy, and Dr. Clint J. Springer. Sigma Xi 2010 and 2012
Isolating the genomic regions responsible for altered reproductive characteristics of the plant
Arabidopsis thaliana when it is grown at elevated carbon dioxide levels, Briena E. Healy, and
Dr. Clint J. Springer. Celebration of Student Achievement 2009

3. The Response of Flowering Time and Plant Architecture in Arabidopsis thaliana to Elevated
[CO2] Rebecca Orozco, Briena E. Healy, and Dr. Clint J. Springer. Celebration of Student
Achievement 2008
Education Presentations
Bringing STEM Climate Change Research into the Classroom, N.S.F. GK-12 teaching fellow
Briena E. Healy, and Dr. Clint J. Springer, 2012 N.S.F. GK12-L.I.N.K.S Annual Meeting at
National Science Foundation.
Bringing Elements of Plant Physiology and Global Climate Change Research into an Elementary
School Classroom by N.S.F. GK-12 teaching fellows. Celia Del Cid, Briena E. Healy, Megan
Inayoshi and Karen Snetselaar. 2011 N.S.F. GK12-L.I.N.K.S Annual Meeting.
Awards
2013 Emergency Medical Technician CERT #: 183979
2012 N.S.F. Certificate of Achievement
2012 Sigma Xi full membership
2010-2012 N.S.F. GK-12-L.I.N.K.S. Graduate Teaching Fellowship
2010 Sigma Xi Inductee
2009 SJU-HHMI Undergraduate Research Grant
2007-2010 Joseph M. & Rita G. Nardi Family Scholarship
2006-2010 Presidential Scholarship from St. Joseph's University