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Newark, California, United States

Berkeley, California, United States

• Conceptualized, designed, and implemented a forest and fuels monitoring program to measure the effects of prescribed fire on spatial pattern and fuel loading. Developed complex spatial statistical analyses and will.
• Cleaned, synthesized, and maintained extensive forest monitoring databases tracking temporal changes in forest resources in response to fuel management treatments, enabling ongoing use of these data to address novel.
• Used R daily at an expert level to manage databases, perform statistical analyses, and visualize data to communicate results.
• Led demographic analysis of sugar pine leveraging 965 Forest Inventory and Analysis plots to assess six key drivers of demographic success and highlight two priorities for conservation planning. Transferred knowledge.
• Created a novel sampling protocol to advance collection of spatially explicit fuels data and feed next-generation wildfire models. Communicated with stakeholders to present progress and solicit feedback in 4.
• Trained, supervised, and coordinated field crews of 2 – 3 members on two research projects. Promoted diversity, equity, inclusion, and safety by facilitating a community agreement among crewmembers.

Berkeley, California, United States

• Analyzed forest biometrics data from a 20-year long term research project to evaluate the carbon costs and benefits of forest fuel reduction treatments. Published findings in a peer-reviewed journal.
• Developed a geospatial analysis using ArcGIS and R to generate annual updates of statewide maps of fuel conditions for the California Air Resources Board.
• Managed training, planning, and logistics for two field crews collecting field monitoring data on University of California, US Forest Service, and National Park Service lands on a post-fire reforestation project..
• Mentored two undergraduate senior thesis projects, building capacity for future research by transferring skills and experience.

Berkeley, California, United States

• Generated course content, including weekly concept reviews and testing material for 5 midterms and 3 final exams.

Berkeley, California, United States

• Led teams of 2-4 field crew technicians to collect comprehensive forest inventory data at Blodgett Forest Research Station and establishing field monitoring plots for a post-fire regeneration study on the Plumas.
• Wrote burn plan, inventoried equipment, marked and cut firelines to prepare for fall prescribed burns.
• Responsible for crew training, crew safety, data stewardship, and coordinating with Forest Service personnel.

Berkeley, California, United States

• Reached over 125 undergraduate students by teaching discussion sections and labs.

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

• Led volunteers, interns, and AmeriCorps crews in performing land management activities.
• Prepared burn units, inventoried fuels, maintained equipment, and served as FFT-2 prescribed fire crewmember.
• Updated and enacted site management plan for Piney Branch Bog in response to ongoing development upstream.
• Developed geospatial analysis (marsh protection potential index) for the Maryland Coastal Resiliency Assessment in partnership with Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

• Developed an ArcGIS geodatabase of historical fires in Maryland from state records dating back to the 1970s.
• Wrote 50+ page report describing modern Maryland fire regime using state records.
• Performed a wide variety of stewardship activities, including prescribed fire, invasive species management, fuels monitoring, fireline construction, boundary and equipment maintenance, data stewardship, and equipment.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Environmental Science

● Dissertation Committee: John Battles (Forest Ecology and Ecosystem Dynamics Laboratory), Scott Stephens (Wildland Fire Science.

Master'S Degree, Forestry

● Advisor: Scott Stephens (Wildland Fire Science Laboratory) ● Thesis: Effects of fuels treatments on carbon pools and fluxes in Sierra.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History