Mr. Bassett has worked in the field of ecology since 2016. During three seasons with the National Park Service in Oregon, he oversaw several long-term wildlife and vegetation monitoring projects and managed ecological restoration at anthropogenically degraded sites. For his thesis research, Mr. Bassett characterized the diet of the Rio Grande Cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi; a species of greatest conservation need in Texas) using stable isotope analyses. Mr. Bassett’s research interests are broad and include herpetology, trophic ecology, biogeography, symbiology, and entomology. Since 2020, he has published seven articles and 48 notes in scientific peer-reviewed journals. He is proficient in many field, laboratory, and statistical research methods and has three years of experience working with the federally-endangered Houston Toad (Anaxyrus houstonensis). Most recently, Mr. Bassett worked for the Clean Rivers Program at The Texas Commission for Environmental Quality as a project manager and quality assurance specialist. At Cambrian, Mr. Bassett strives to ensure data quality and defensibility, maximize client satisfaction, and facilitate timely dissemination of study results in scientific journals.