As a geo-communicator, I utilize my knowledge as a geologist along with my skills and passion for teaching others. By harnessing the connective power of the internet, I'm able to bring geoscience to the masses with things like social media, podcasts, and virtual experiences. In person at schools, libraries, and conferences, I find myself speaking to audiences ranging from kindergarteners to retirees. The topics I speak on include geology concepts as well as geo-communication specifically, the latter with a goal to strengthen the communication skills of other geoscience professionals.Much of my work revolves around creating content for social media that both catches attention and effectively educates viewers of all ages about different aspects of geology. I'm known online as @GroovyGeologist where on multiple platforms, I share fun content with trending themes, informative posts about geologic concepts (and misconceptions), and immersive videos explaining and showing real-world examples while out in the field.

Collaborated closely with faculty and graduate students to pursue research in glacial applications of geophysics models. My research, conducted with Stony Brook professor Bill Holt and graduate student Jeonghyeop Kim, focused on creating and testing a simplified model of ice sheet flow using solely elevation data. Findings and updates were reported weekly in live presentations, culminating in a final presentation in addition to an independent research report, titled 'Modeling the Greenland ice sheet: A simplified model of strain and flow using the thin sheet approximation.'"Led by Professor Brian Colle from Stony Brook’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), this project will: (1) Provide a research experience for community college (CC) students interested in the geosciences through the development of a six-week summer program at SBU; (2) Collaborate with CCs on joint club activities, seminars, and mentoring of CC students by SBU faculty, senior undergraduates, and graduate students."

Worked as a teaching assistant in 3 intro-level geology courses per semester, provided one-on-one tutoring, and attended weekly training sessions and field trips to develop valuable workforce skills, including a Microsoft Excel workshop and 40-hr HAZWOPPER training.“GEO CORE is an NSF sponsored collaboration between Suffolk County Community College, Stony Brook University's Department of Geosciences and the School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Geological Survey - Water Resources Division, and private industry partners to provide pathways for students from high school to college and into geoscience careers and professional development activities to in-service teachers.”