Rebecca Hilbert

hilbertrebecca@gmail.com / (856)-425-8467 / www.rebeccahilbert.weebly.com

Education
Environmental Studies Major ǀ Richard Stockton University May 2018
Minor: Global Studies; Dean’s List 3.70
Significant Courses: Intro to GIS ǀ Global Wildlife Conservation ǀ Physical Geography ǀ Ecological Forest
Management ǀ Ecological Principles ǀ Wildlife Management ǀ Intro to Stats and Computers ǀ Invasive Species
Ecology ǀ Physical Geology ǀ Environmental Issues ǀ Regional Planning
Applied Experience
Natural Resource Intern, Fairfax County Park Agency ǀ Fairfax, VA Summer 2018
 A part of the Invasive Species Management Program
 Responsible for conducting surveys on forest health, public use, and invasives composition for Fairfax
County Parks.
Field Course in Applied Environmental Methods, Northeast Section of The Wildlife Society ǀ Castleton, VT
 Received Scholarship by The Wildlife Society to attend May 2017
 Learned and practiced relevant field skills such as: Intro to GPS and Compass Use ǀ Vegetation Plot
Sampling ǀ Fish, Herp, Bird, and Small Mammal Sampling ǀ Radio Telemetry ǀ Tree and Plant
Identification ǀ Transect Set up and breakdown
National Model United Nations, Environmental Conference 2018 ǀ Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
 One of 7 students to be accepted onto Stockton’s Model United Nations International Travel Team
 Researched and prepped for six months before attending conference and debating environmental policy
in the Galapagos Islands
 My topic focuses: Management and Control of Urbanization and Tourism in Protected Areas ǀ
Sustainable Transport between Urban and Rural Zones
 Received Outstanding Delegate Award
Field Study, Wildlife Management ǀ Stockton University Spring 2017
 Worked with Stockton’s Wildlife Biologist in a mammal study of campus tagging small mammals,
setting up and breaking down traps and transects
 Organized and Analyzed Camera Trapping Data using Microsoft Excel
Crew Member, Adventure Aquarium ǀ Camden, NJ May 2016-

Scholarship, Professional Development, Volunteering

Student Presenter, Association of American Geographers Conference ǀ Boston, MA April 2017
 Awarded grant from Stockton to present Independent Research Study at conference
 Topic: African Elephant Speed and Navigation Patterns
Environmental Club, Water Watch ǀ Stockton University
 Volunteering as a club at the Forsythe Wildlife Refuge ǀ Multiple beach and campus cleanups ǀ Helping
to advertise and host community and campus outreach programs and conferences