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Ethan Noel
enoel91@gmail.com
(863) 991-0932
228 Cumquat Rd NE
Lake Placid, FL 33852
EDUCATION
Master of Science, August 2016
University of Florida,Gainesville,Florida
Major:WildlifeEcology and Conservation
Advisor:Dr. Elizabeth F Pienaar
Thesis:Willingness to Secure Anthropogenic Food Sources from Florida Black Bears (Ursus americanus
floridanus)
Minor: ForestResources and Conservation
GPA: 3.9
Bachelor of Arts, August 2013
University of Florida,Gainesville,Florida
Major:Anthropology
Minor: WildlifeEcology and Conservation
HONORS AND AWARDS
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship, 2009-2013
University of Florida Dean's List, 2012-2013
Florida Wildlife Federation Graduate Scholarship, 2014-2015
Renewable Resources Extension Act (RREA) Grant, 2014
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Fisheries & Wildlife Biological Scientist II, Lake Wales RidgeWildlifeand Environmental Area,
September 2016 – Present
Florida Fish and WildlifeConservation Commission,LakePlacid,Florida
Graduate Assistant, Human Dimensions of Wildlife,Dr.Elizabeth F Pienaar,August 2014 – August 2016
University of Florida Department of WildlifeEcology and Conservation,Gainesville,Florida
Research Intern, Gopher TortoiseResearch,Dr. Betsie Rothermel, May 2014 – August 2014
Archbold Biological Station Herpetology Laboratory,Venus, Florida
Field Assistant, HorseshoeCrab Research, Dr. Jane Brockmann, February 2014 – May 2014
University of Florida Biology Department, Gainesville,Florida
Wildlife Technician, September 2013 – August 2014
Florida Fish & WildlifeConservation Commission,Venus,Florida
Nature Center Manager, March 2011 – August 2011
4-H Camp Ocala,Altoona,Florida
Assistant Wildlife Caretaker, July 2008 – February 2009
Care Animal Hospital,Brandon,Florida

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EXTRACURRICULAR AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Member, WildlifeGraduateStudent Association,2014 – 2016
University of Florida,Gainesville,Florida
Member, The University of Florida Student Chapter of The WildlifeSociety,2014 – 2016
University of Florida,Gainesville,Florida
Restoration Research Volunteer, August 2013 – September 2013
MacArthur Agro-Ecology Research Center, Lake Placid,Florida
Herpetology Research Volunteer, February 2014 – May 2014
SeahorseKey, Florida
Coastal Restoration Volunteer, July 2013
Cedar Keys National WildlifeRefuge, Florida
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Master's Research, August 2014 – July 2016
Advised by Dr. Elizabeth F. Pienaar
University of Florida Department of WildlifeEcology and Conservation,Gainesville,FL
 Applied research project investigating human-bear conflicts in Florida. Collaborated with the
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission to encourage county and municipal
governments to implement bear-resistant garbage management in areas of high bear-related
conflicts in thestate of Florida.
Independent Study, May 2013
Advised by Dr. Jenn Seavey
University of Florida SeahorseKey MarineLaboratory,Cedar Key, Florida
 Investigated the influenceof tidal fluctuation on stonecrab depredation of oysters.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Noel, E.T., Pienaar,E.F. (2017) Investigating Florida Residents' Support for Bear-Resistant Garbage
Management. Manuscriptsubmitted for publication.
Noel, E.T., Pienaar,E.F. (2017) Securing garbagefrom Florida black bears:Why arethe
appropriatemeasures not implemented at the municipal level? Human Dimensions of
Wildlife, 22(4),347-361.doi: 10.1080/10871209.2017.1334162
Noel, E.T., Pienaar,E.F., Orlando,M. (2017) Reducing Human-Bear Conflicts: Bear-Resistant Trash
Cans. WEC384 [Electronic Document]. Gainesville:University of Florida Institudeof
Food and Agricultrual Sciencies. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw429
Noel, E.T., Pienaar,E.F. (2017) Securing Bird Feeders from Florida Black Bears. WEC385 [Electronic
Document]. Gainesville:University of Florida Instituteof Food and Agricultural
Sciences.http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw430
Noel, E.T., (2016,July). Willingness to Secure Anthropogenic Food Sources from Florida Black
Bears (Ursus americanus floridanus). Poster session presented atthe 5th Annual South
Florida GraduateResearch Symposium.

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Noel, E.T., (2016,July). Willingness to Secure Anthropogenic Food Sources from Florida Black
Bears (Ursus americanus floridanus). Master’s thesis presented at the University of
Florida Department of WildlifeEcology and Conservation Master’s Symposium.
Noel, E.T. (2015,November). Human-Bear Conflicts: Securing Anthropogenic Food Sources. Research
updated presented to the Florida Fish and WildlifeConservation Commission in Tallahassee,FL.
ADDED QUALIFICATIONS
Field
 S130: Intro to Wildland Firefighting, S190: Intro to Fire Behavior, and L-180 Human Factors on the
Fireline
 Completed Certified Prescribed Burn Manager Trainingand certification burn (awaitingburn #)
 Participated in 50+prescribed burns
 10+ years boatingexperience
 Trained to operate heavy machinery (e.g. tractors,discs,roller-chopper)
 Radio telemetry
 Chemical/mechanical vegetation management
 GPS/GIS
 Species Identification
 Florida certified archaeological resourcemonitor
Computer:
 MicrosoftOffice/Excel
 Statistics:R/Rstudio,Stata
 GIS: ArcGIS, DNRGPS
Language:
 English – nativelanguage
 Spanish –speak, read, and write with basic competence