I support the Evolving Meta-Ecosystems (EVOME) Institute by planning and participating in field work at research sites in Northern Alaska. We study the capacity of Arctic streams and riparian ecosystems to adapt to climate change, analyzing natural processes from algal production to sparrow fledging.
I earned a degree in environmental engineering from Northeastern University. Through several seasons of field work across disciplines, I’ve contributed to a wide variety of projects—restoring wetlands in the central Rockies, investigating PFAS pollution in northern Maine, assisting with aquatic food web research in Germany, surveying songbirds in the Sierra Nevada, and monitoring migrant raptors at sites from New Mexico to Colombia. I have broad scientific interests and love projects that combine them.
I am motivated by my awe for nature’s diversity and abundance. In my research, I look for insights into ways that we can manage ecosystems and modify our lifestyles to help this diversity prevail in a changing climate. Eventually, I hope to pursue a graduate degree that engages with climate adaptation. I grew up in a tight-knit community in Central New York where I learned to care about both people and the environment. Now, I split my time between Cape Cod and Alaska, always trying to find opportunities for woodworking, birding, cooking, and mountain biking.
