Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Internship
Modeling Understory Bamboo Using Vertical Vegetation Structural Metrics from GEDI Data in Qingling, China, Winter 2022-23.
“Earth was a brilliant jewel in the black velvet sky.”
― Buzz Aldrin
My research interests include the application of remote sensing in environmental and social sciences; field studies and landscape ecology; scientific study design & proposal development; project management; international research and capacity building.
Coming Soon
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Internship
Modeling Tree Biodiversity Using Vertical Vegetation Structure Metrics from GEDI Data at a Global Scale, Winter 2022.
Recent Work
"Far from home: Bat activity and diversity in row crop agriculture decreases with distance to potential roost habitat"
Publication in Global Ecology and Conservation, November 2022.
NASA DEVELOP Internship II
Modeling and tracking tropospheric ozone in Oklahoma to improve health and air quality, Fall 2021.
NASA DEVELOP Internship I
Habitat suitability modeling in Western Montana riverine ecosystems to inform environmental contaminant mapping, Spring 2021.
Geospatial consulting
Use of machine learning to combine optical and radar data for monitoring of commodoties at European shipping ports, Winter 2021.
"Uncovering the Impacts of Fencing in the Mara: An assessment of vegetation and bare soil using remote sensing and stakeholder participation"
Master thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Spring 2019.
"Proximity to high densities of pastoral settlements reduces grassland regrowth in a protected tropical savanna"
Publication in Biotropica, June 2021.