I received my B.S. from the University of Florida and M.S. from Virginia Tech in electrical engineering. I am interested in applying this background to developing and using field-ready hardware and machine learning to research the behavior of vulnerable mammal species such as pika, and to characterize the potential impacts of climate change and anthropogenic activity on alpine wildlife. Co-advised by Dr. Chris Ray.
My interests include using computational methods to solve conservation challenges and fill knowledge gaps. Much of my previous work has focused on conservation genetics in collaboration with botanic gardens. I do this work because I'm passionate about science, working with like-minded people, and making a difference!
I am interested in the responses of animal communities to habitat modification and loss. My background is in researching animal populations and communities in fragmented and anthropogenic landscapes. I completed a Master of Science in Biology from John Carroll University, where I studied how thermal variation along forest edges affected the distribution of reptile and amphibian species.
Postdocs: Washington University, St Louis. McGill University, Montreal. Current: Data Scientist, Environmental Data Science Innovation & Inclusion Lab, CU Boulder.
