I'm an ecologist interested in how environmental variation across spatial scales influences population dynamics and species persistence. My work focuses on connecting processes at individual and local scales to patterns across broader landscapes to better understand the mechanisms underlying species responses to environmental change.

I'm currently a PhD candidate in the Environmental Studies Department at the University of Colorado Boulder, studying how microtopographic variation affects population dynamics for two alpine cushion plants, Eritrichium nanum and Silene acaulis. Using handheld and UAV-based photogrammetry I’ve created high resolution terrain models that have allowed me to characterize individual-level microtopographic environments for all plants across our study populations. I'm now using these data in demographic analyses to quantify how microtopographic variation influences plant vital rates and population dynamics.

Before my doctoral work, I earned a Master of Environmental Science and Management from the Bren School at UC Santa Barbara, where I focused on conservation planning and environmental data science.

Prior to beginning graduate school, I worked as an outdoor educator, primarily with NOLS. Many of my interests and perspectives have been shaped by time spent in beautiful places while leading these extended field expeditions, doing ecological field work, and exploring on personal trips.