Brandon Meadows

• 1+ year of research experience in a laboratory/field setting
• 1+ year of community engagement experience for parks and greenspaces
• Over 3 years of customer service experience
• After completing 2 AmeriCorps service terms with the Trust for Public Land, I am ready for my next opportunity! I am interested in the areas of environmental research, compliance, consulting, and environmental justice.

Trust for Public Land  (Equal Heart AmeriCorps), Dallas, TX

Community Conservation Fellow, February 2024 – July 2025

• Assisted with planning and facilitation of community meetings and events for new parks and greenspaces
• Drafted and sent email updates to community members, reaching over 500 residents in Dallas
• Updated web pages and implemented new online community engagement tools
• Designed flyers, graphics, postcards, and other promotional materials
• Researched information and wrote language to be used in grant applications
• Participated in construction and design meetings for ongoing park and greenspace projects

Animal-Plant Interactions Laboratory, University of North Texas, Denton, TX

Research Technician, May 2022 – Nov 2023

• Conducted experiments studying bumble bee learning and behavior
• Pinned and labeled collected insects for later identification and data analysis
• Assisted with vegetation surveying, insect collection, and biomass sampling for a rotational grazing study
• Searched the literature for insect traits data and filled in an insect traits database
• Entered and verified data for various laboratory projects

PetSmart, Lewisville, TX

Petcare and Retail Associate, May 2019 – Jan 2022

• Performed petcare tasks for birds, reptiles, rodents, and fish including feeding, habitat cleaning and maintenance, health assessments, administering medication, and customer education
• Assisted with customer checkout, stocking merchandise, and fulfilling online orders

University of North Texas- B.S. Ecology for Environmental Science

• Activities and Societies: Society for Ecological Restoration, Bird Campus Committee
• Awards: Environmental Volunteerism Graduation Cord (160 hours), UNT Excellence Scholarship
• Publications: Muñiz M, Meadows B, Lopez P, Lichtenberg EM. Social information use across trophic guilds. Submitted to Behavioral Ecology. Preprint.