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Bellingham, Wa, Us

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Crowther Lab ETH Zurich & OATH Soil Life: Conducted global meta-analysis finding first evidence for biome-specific benefits of soil microbiome inoculations on plant biomass and carbon storage.- Implemented advanced NLP and NER code in Python to increase data acquisition rate 4X.- Created joint statistical and ML model to drastically improve pattern inference. BELIEVE partners AG: Authoring new articles about biodiversity, the key services to humans provided by biodiversity, and the role of corporations in sustaining biodiversity. Clean Lakes Alliance: Lead data scientist heading citizen education program centered on the implementation of new interactive dashboard to teach climate-change impacts on watershed health.- Innovated statistical/ML model approach to provide first forecast tool of public beach closures- Created new R shiny web dashboard to communicate with stakeholders and educate public

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

-Developed novel research tools based on advanced probability theory and population modeling to understand human impacts on biodiversity via the “information landscape” of nature-Published groundbreaking results in top peer-reviewed journal-Added organizational value by implementing weekly research meetings, mentoring 4 PhD students, and editing 4 thesis chapters

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

-Developed new forecasting framework for measuring climate change impacts on biodiversity to improve conservation decision making.-Novel implementation combing advanced statistics, machine learning, and population modeling.Designed and managed large-scale $1.5m experiment over 3 years to test framework and deliver management insights. -Published groundbreaking results in two top peer-reviewed journals. -Added organizational value through teaching advanced courses and mentoring 5 graduate students.

Zurich, Switzerland

“Advanced Topics in Plant Population and Community Ecology” (M.Sc. Level)-Implemented new interactive learning unit in population dynamics with web applications

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Project 1: Global forest data network development and analysis-Spearheaded pioneering project to build global forest data network to measure drivers of biodiversity in forests worldwide. -Provided unprecedented insights using complex data on over 5,000 species.-Published influential research in prestigious journals such as Nature.Project 2: Analysis of climate change impacts on flooding risk in an urban lake watershed-Led an interdisciplinary team of scientists and provided watershed managers with new forecasts of watershed flooding potential. -Presented results to stakeholders and managers in the Madison, WI watershed. -Published findings in peer-reviewed journal

-Zoology 102: Intro to Zoology Lab.-Renovated curriculum by shifting focus from worksheets to interactive observational and experimental lab units.-Award: Distinguished Teaching Fellow. College of Letters and Science. UW, Madison

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Environmental Biology/Mathematical Biology

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Human Ecology