Lavinity Marx

When I graduate, I hope to work in a laboratory where I would study fossils and collaborate with other scientists to reconstruct these amazing creatures, mostly dinosaurs or other Mesozoic vertebrates. If I could, I would also love to be a college professor on the subject. However, immediately after I graduate I plan to live with my parents at least until I can pay my loans off with whatever income I can get, wether or not it ends up being the job I settle into.

I have not looked at grad schools yet- I plan to figure that out while I get a B.S. I do know that they need to have a good program in paleontology, specifically concerning Mesozoic vertebrates, as I’ve stated before.

One thing I occasionally occupy my time with is no-kill insect pinning and taxidermy (known in the community as “vulture culture”). My best friend and I love to go collecting together- I even made matching T-shirts for us with vulture skeletons on them. I also enjoy drawing, especially character design and sometimes short cartoon animations. Crafting is fun as well, I love making things out of whatever I can find around the house and working with acrylics. Recently, I’ve been making small painted figures out of foam. Lastly, hiking (or just being outside in general) is one of my all-time favorite things to do, but that’s not always possible under the blaring Florida sun. When I leave Florida, the diverse wildlife and unique ecosystems will be the only thing I’ll miss, and I feel like the call of a boat-tailed grackle will be forever nostalgic to me.