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Denver, Colorado, United States

Denver, Colorado, United States

Greater Denver Area

Golden, Colorado, United States

Advisor: Terri S. HogueDissertation: Identifying spatial and temporal patterns of hydrologic flux perturbation in fire-disturbed ecosystems across the continental United States

Assisting with investigations of post-wildfire effects on water availability in the Upper Colorado River basin, including running the USGS SSEBop algorithm in Google Earth Engine to generate 30-meter actual evapotranspiration estimates, analyzing USGS stream gage data to identify post-fire flow regime shifts, and explicitly linking the two by developing.

Boulder, CO

Performed a fluvial geomorphologic GIS/remote sensing assessment of a disturbed Yampa River stream corridor. Quantified temporal changes in sand bar occurrence and extent, sinuosity, and total riparian area using NAIP imagery.

Boulder, CO

Santa Barbara, California Area

• PI: Jeff Dozier, PhD
• Used surface reflectance data from MODIS and Landsat satellite imagery to compare snow-cloud discrimination algorithms, analyzing the efficiency of remote sensing products

Santa Barbara, California

• Identified the major sources of sediment production in Ecuador’s Rio Chone Watershed and the effect changing land use could have on reducing erosion rates
• Produced a management plan for handling erosion within the watershed for the Group Project’s client, Global Student Embassy, and Ecuador’s Ministry of the Environment
• Served as primary editor for written materials and lead modeler for the employment of Stanford’s Natural Capital Project InVEST Sediment Retention model, coupling the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation with GIS. Hard.

Santa Barbara, California Area

• Performed restoration work and data collection on a University of California Natural Reserve site
• Planted native species, removed non-native species, installed drip irrigation systems, propagated native seed-banks, maintained general greenhouse and seedlings, collected data on phenology of specific reserve species.

Goleta, CA

• Authored substantial portions of the Sustainability Plan Progress Report, available at www.goletawater.com
• Drafted a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the next Groundwater Management Plan Update, which will also meet the mandatory Salt and Nutrient Management Plan components
• Performed statistical analyses on customer usage data and helped conceptualize a Customer Scorecard Program, which reports on water usage trends for each customer class
• Conceptualized how to calculate well probability failure rates
• Composed staff reports
• Helped write technical training documents for in-house accounting procedures

Bahia De Caraquez, Ecuador

• Performed reforestation work, identified sources of funding for non-profit, volunteered with local schools to teach children about environmental awareness

Santa Barbara, California

• Discussion and exam review session leader, proctored examinations, held weekly office hours

San Diego

• Provided expertise on diagnostic assays and platforms. Oversaw customer outreach, case documentation and management, provided technical expertise, and discussed result implications for clinical actions
• Interfaced with internal departments to ensure quality control adherence, and external quality customer support and expertise for entire customer base, including patients testing at home and health-care professionals.
• Oversaw international technical support communication between Alere hubs

Santa Barbara, California

• Classes: Cellular Biology, Plant Biology, Principles of Biology, Introduction to Ecology
• Graded all coursework and tutored students when requested. Required working knowledge on subjects such as protein synthesis, enzyme kinetics, genetic linkage and protein targeting

San Diego, California

• Supported non-profit researching sustainable energy and water solutions on a global scale by providing knowledge on climate change issues and biological systems at GENI’s annual resource conference
• Produced a comprehensive research report on California’s water supply and the implications of climate change. Published online at www.geni.org. Hard copy available upon request

Santa Barbara, California

• Assisted with lab maintenance and upkeep (equipment cleansing, data entry and log maintenance, monitoring fume hood vapor samples); participated in the collection and speciation of marine invertebrates from kelp.
• Dissected limpets to retrieve gonads used in cancer therapy research

Ph.D., Civil And Environmental Engineering. Focus: Hydrology

Dissertation: Characterizing hydrologic response and recovery patterns of disturbed ecosystems from the burn scar to continental scale

M.S., Environmental Science & Management. Focus: Water Resources Science

Activities and Societies: Bren School Sustainability CommitteeThesis: Addressing sedimentation of Ecuador's Rio Chone Estuary: A watershed.

B.S., Biological Science, Dual Focus: Ecology, Evolution, And Marine Biology; Molecular, Cellular, And Developmental Biology

Activities and Societies: Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)