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PhD Biologist | Scientific Research, Literature Reviews & Technical Writing

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I am a PhD-trained biologist and environmental scientist with over 15 years of experience in scientific research, environmental monitoring, data analysis, technical writing, and science communication. My research background spans biology, ecology, marine and environmental science, with particular experience in wildlife research, water quality, environmental monitoring, conservation science, and applied research. I have experience designing and implementing research projects, reviewing scientific literature, analyzing and interpreting data, developing research protocols, and translating complex scientific information into clear reports and recommendations. I can support clients with literature reviews and research synthesis, scientific and technical writing, manuscript and report editing, scientific fact-checking, data interpretation, research methodology, environmental research, and evidence-based reports. In addition to academic research, I have extensive experience applying science in nonprofit and community settings, including developing environmental monitoring programs, coordinating multidisciplinary projects, managing scientific datasets, preparing technical reports, and communicating findings to both technical and non-technical audiences. I hold a PhD in Biology as well as MSc and BSc degrees and am fluent in English, French, and Spanish. I am highly organized and detail-oriented and particularly enjoy projects that require careful research, critical evaluation of scientific evidence, clear writing, and independent work.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Marine Biology
• ★ Environmental Science
• ★ Conservation Biology
• ☆ Zoology
• ☆ Wildlife Management
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Data Cleaning
• ☆ Environmental Management & Protection
• ☆ Environmental Health
• ☆ Ecology
• ☆ Marine Conservation
• ☆ Marine Ecology
• ☆ Aquatic Ecology
• ☆ Biodiversity
• ☆ R
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Literature Review

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Operations Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Data Visualization, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Founder & Scientific Director

Wildlife Conservation Association

October 2018 - Present

Scientific Director

Wildlife Conservation Association

October 2018 - Present

Doctoral Researcher & Teaching Assistant

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

August 2014 - April 2019

Doctoral Researcher & Teaching Assistant

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

August 2014 - April 2019

Master's Researcher & Teaching Assistant

College of Charleston

August 2011 - April 2014

Master's Researcher & Teaching Assistant

College of Charleston

August 2011 - April 2014

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

Field Technician

May 2013 - October 2013

Education

PhD in Biology

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

August 2014 - April 2019

Ph.D. (Biology)

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

August 2014 - April 2019

Master of Science (Marine Biology)

College of Charleston

August 2011 - April 2014

Bachelor of Science (Marine Biology)

University of North Carolina Wilmington

August 2006 - May 2010

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Daniela Rojas-Cañizales, Carmen Mejías-Balsalobre, Nínive Espinoza-Rodríguez, Vanessa S. Bézy, Isabel Naranjo, Randall Arauz, Roldán A. Valverde(2022). Corozalito: a nascent arribada nesting beach in Costa Rica . Marine Biology. 169. (5). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

VS Bézy, KM Hill-Spanik, CJ Plante (2020). Unearthing the sand microbiome of sea turtle nests with disparate survivorship at a mass-nesting beach in Costa Rica . Aquatic Microbial Ecology.

Vanessa S. Bézy, Nathan F. Putman, James A. Umbanhowar, Carlos M. Orrego, Luis G. Fonseca, Wagner M. Quirós-Pereira, Roldán A. Valverde, Kenneth J. Lohmann (2020). Mass-nesting events in olive ridley sea turtles: environmental predictors of timing and size . Animal Behaviour.

Vanessa S. Bézy, Nathan F. Putman, James A. Umbanhowar, Carlos M. Orrego, Luis G. Fonseca, Wagner M. Quirós-Pereira, Roldán A. Valverde, Kenneth J. Lohmann (2020). Mass-nesting events in olive ridley sea turtles: environmental predictors of timing and size . Animal Behaviour.

Patrick C. Gray, Abram B. Fleishman, David J. Klein, Matthew W. McKown, Vanessa S. Bézy, Kenneth J. Lohmann, David W. Johnston (2019). A convolutional neural network for detecting sea turtles in drone imagery . Methods in Ecology and Evolution.

Vanessa Bezy, Seth T. Sykora-Bodie, David W. Johnston, Everette Newton, Kenneth J. Lohmann (2017). Quantifying Nearshore Sea Turtle Densities: Applications of Unmanned Aerial Systems for Population Assessments . Scientific Reports.

Vanessa S. Bézy, Marc Girondot, Roldán A. Valverde (2016). Estimation of the Net Nesting Effort of Olive Ridley Arribada Sea Turtles Based on Nest Densities at Ostional Beach, Costa Rica . Journal of Herpetology.

Vanessa S. Bézy, Roldán A. Valverde, Craig J. Plante (2015). Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Hatching Success as a Function of the Microbial Abundance in Nest Sand at Ostional, Costa Rica . PLOS ONE.

Vanessa S. Bézy, Roldán A. Valverde, Craig J. Plante (2015). Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Hatching Success as a Function of the Microbial Abundance in Nest Sand at Ostional, Costa Rica . PLOS ONE.

Vanessa S. B&#233;zy, Rold&#225;n A. Valverde, Craig J. Plante (2014). Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Hatching Success as a Function of Microbial Abundance and the Microenvironment of<i>In Situ</i>Nest Sand at Ostional, Costa Rica . Journal of Marine Biology.

BOOK CHAPTER

Shanker, K., Abreu-Grobois, A., Bezy, V., Briseno, R., Colman, L., Girard, A., Girondot, M., Jensen, M. P., Manoharakrishnan, M., M. Rguez-Baron, J., Valverde, R., and West, L. (2021). Olive Ridleys: The Quirky Turtles That Conquered the World. In The State of the World’s Sea Turtles SWOT: Report 16 (pp. 24-33). Oceanic Society. https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/olive-ridleys-the-quirky-turtles-that-conquered-the-world .