I am a marine scientist and photographer located in coastal North Carolina
I am a second year PhD student in the Nye lab at UNC-Chapel Hill. I employ quantitative methods to explore topics and issues in marine fisheries ecology with a focus on understanding marine predator distribution. In addition to graduate school, I enjoy viewing the ocean through another lens. I use photography as a way to study and tell stories about the ocean.
Education
🎓PhD student at UNC-Chapel Hill, 2022-present
🎓 B.S. at UC Berkeley, 2016-2020
Interests & Attributes
Computer Skills: Lightroom, Microsoft Suite, QGIS, RStudio
Interests: Boat operation, Photography, Surfing, Swimming, Traveling, Yoga instruction
CV linked here
Research experience
PhD student in Nye laboratory at UNC’s Institute of Marine Sciences, August 2022 – present
Spatiotemporal modeling using fisheries-independent survey data
Research technician in Nye laboratory at UNC IMS, Nov 2020 – May 2022
Laboratory experiments on fish temperature tolerance, risk analysis from marine heatwaves
Student in Rausser College Honors Program in Boettiger laboratory at UC Berkeley, Sep 2019 – May 2020
Dynamic food-web modeling to explore the economic and ecological impact of harvesting mesopelagic fishes