Environmental Internship Program - 2023 Booklet

Billy Doyle ’24
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL
AFFAIRS
Certificate: German Language and Culture
ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY
AND URBAN SUSTAINABILITY
PROJECT TITLE
The Social-ecological
Dynamics of the Harvest,
Consumption and Trade of
Aquatic Biodiversity in
New York City
ORGANIZATION(S)
High Meadows
Environmental Institute,
Princeton University;
American Museum of
Natural History; New York
City Department of Parks
and Recreation (NYC Parks)
LOCATION(S)
New York City, New York;
Princeton, New Jersey
I helped conduct a pilot study on the trade,
harvest and consumption of marine wildlife
caught within New York City waters. The project
involved fieldwork at multiple sites around
the city, interviews with a variety of experts in
academia, activists and other professionals. I
also performed a thorough literature search,
drafted a report and presented my findings to a
working group from a variety of organizations.
Through this internship, I learned what research
looks like at a professional level. I gained
first-hand experience in conducting research,
how to investigate and adapt to a project on a
topic I knew little about and how to effectively
communicate findings in a professional setting.
MENTOR(S)
Christian Rivera,
Postdoctoral Research
Associate, High Meadows
Environmental Institute,
Princeton University; Erin
Betley, Biodiversity
Specialist and Coordinator,
American Museum of
Natural History; Mary Blair,
Director, Biodiversity
Informatics Research,
American Museum of
Natural History; Neha
Savant, Wildlife and
Fisheries Ecologist, NYC
Parks