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Seattle, WA

Seattle, WA

• Produced high-quality and visually engaging maps of different health and health-related indicators to make model results clear, comprehensive, and easily digestible by a variety of audiences and for a variety of.
• Main GIS point of contact for five research teams: Breastfeeding, Focal 3 (Lymphatic filariasis and Onchocerciasis), Oral Rehydration Solution, Water and Sanitation, Household Air Pollution
• Used ArcMap and Python when creating standard figures across LBD teams and working with teams to design custom figures and color schemes that best communicated results to policy decision-makers; automated figure.
• Maintained the shapefile library that was used across the 100-person LBD team, editing polygons and attributes as more up-to-date and/or reliable sources become available
• Identified and formatted relevant rasterized covariates that were used in the model-based geostatistical workflow
• Created and maintained detailed documentation of shapefile edits, covariate processing, Python scripts, color schemes, and covariate citations to ensure reproducibility and team redundancy

Boston, MA

• Led the inaugural term of the DEVELOP National Program at Boston University
• Managed research projects and personnel to ensure effectiveness of the capacity building program
• Wrote research project proposals and engaged end-users
• Recruited and hired DEVELOP participants

NASA Develop National Program | SSAI

• Led development of a Google Earth Engine tool, using Landsat and Sentinel imagery, that allows US Fish and Wildlife Service biologists to more effectively monitor 84 million acres of Habitat Conservation Plan areas in.
• Created deliverables, including a technical paper, conference poster, and video

• Quantified the direct and indirect impacts of coal mining and other extractive industries on forest loss and protected areas in Sumatra, Indonesia from 2000-2014
• Supervised by Drs. John Rogan, Anthony Bebbington, and Denise Humphreys Bebbington, funded by the Climate and Land Use Alliance (CLUA)
• This work was published in December 2018

• Supervised lab section of Introduction to GIS course
• Designed new lab descriptions and rubrics
• Ensured students understood course material
• Guided students through the research process (data collection, manipulation, and analysis) for the completion of a final project

Croydon, New Hampshire

• CIT Director (Summers 2016 and 2017): - Led 68 CITs on four two-week-long canoeing, camping, and hiking trips across the country - Taught 68 Counselors in Training (CITs) how to lead campers and their peers in both.
• Waterfront Director (Summers 2014 and 2015): - Supervised swim instructors and 1,300 children over ten weeks - Organized swim lesson plans and oversaw practice rescue searches
• Middler Division Leader (Summer 2014): - Planned and executed evening programs for 700 10-13 year olds over ten weeks
• Ecology Director (Summer 2013): - Created and executed lesson plans for the Ecology program area for eight weeks
• Leader-In-Training (Summer 2012): - Planned and executed daily evening programs for 360 campers
• Cabin Counselor (Summers 2012-2016): - Supervised a cabin of ten girls for eight weeks, while mentoring four CITs and two LITs

Worcester, MA

• Created map templates for the Economic Development department
• Gained experience navigating the city's geodatabase

Worcester, MA

• Managed club by organizing activities and lectures designed to expose students to opportunities in geography
• Attended geography department faculty meetings as the undergraduate representative

Master Of Science (M.S.), Giscience

Thesis: Characterizing the Impacts of Coal Mining on Forest Loss and Protected Areas in Sumatra, Indonesia (2000-2014)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Geography, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Thesis: Children's perceptions of the environment in Worcester, MA: An evaluation of environmental education in an urban environment

Education record

Semester abroad

International Baccalaureate