I am a Wildlife Science PhD student in the Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Lab at Oregon State University. In my first year I will be working with ongoing projects focused on using machine learning methods to process preyscape acoustics data. Other future projects will include a scar analysis of the PCFG gray whales. This project will utilize drone imagery of gray whales and computer vision to categorize and assess the scarring patterns on the backs of these animals and use the longitudinal data available to correlate the scarring patterns seen on individuals to the risk level of certain areas.
Broadly, I’m interested in utilizing quantitative ecology and geospatial analysis to develop tools that will contribute to understanding the relationships between animals, humans, and our shared environments.
Through the focus of animal systems, I aim to discover and communicate the science necessary to provide conservation based management solutions for organizations involved in the maintenance and improvement of the beautifully elaborate interfaces between ecology and agriculture/mariculture.
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M.S. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering - Systems Analysis, 2023
North Carolina State University
Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems, 2022
Center for Geospatial Analytics
B.S. in Animal Science - Veterinary Biosciences, 2021
North Carolina State University
B.S. in Zoology, 2021
North Carolina State University
Developed predictive models to forecast shellfish harvesting closures in Florida’s coastal waters.
Performed trend analyses on historic shellfish sanitation data to inform past water quality trends in North Carolina’s shellfish growing waters.
Conducted research with a team of NCSU students, comparing the diel behavioral changes in Bahamas mosquitofish from differing predation regimes situated in inland blue holes on Andros Island.
Took courses in ecological, evolutionary, and human dimensions of conservation biology in Andros, Bahamas.
Developing predictive models for fecal coliforms in shellfish growing waters along Florida’s coast
Using shellfish sanitation data to inform water quality trends on North Carolina’s coast