ABOUT ME
I am an enthusiastic early career professional with primary interests in:
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Remote sensing
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Geographic information systems (GIS)
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Wildlife conservation
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Bioacoustics
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Cartography
In my career, I am especially interested in the intersection between technology and wildlife conservation.
All birds captured and handled with proper permits. Picture courtesy of Kenzie Roeder from SHARP.
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
2019 - Present
University of Maine, Orono, ME
MSc: Ecology and Environmental Science
Thesis: Using Unoccupied Aerial Vehicles and Automated Detection Processes to Monitor Colonial Birds in Maine
2015 - 2018
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
BSc: Environmental Science and Policy, Marine & Coastal Management.
Minor: Meteorology
Summa cum laude
2019 - 2022
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Maine
Conducted research on colonial nesting birds in Maine through flying UAVs and developing automated detection algorithms.
Jan 2019 - Aug 2019
Fisheries Biologist I
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Analyzed acoustic data collected in Australian Marine Parks and worked collaboratively to assess vessel presence in protected areas.
THE TOOLBOX
Software: ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, Agisoft Metashape, ENVI, Google Earth Engine, Jupyter Notebook, Raven 2.0, RStudio, Program PRESENCE
Computer Languages: Python, R
Wildlife Skills: Mist netting and banding, bird identification, GPS, FAA Certified Drone Pilot
2023 - Present
Knauss Science Communication Fellow
NOAA Ocean Exploration
Communicate the value of NOAA ocean exploration efforts to the general public and technical audiences with interests in ocean discovery.