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Ann Arbor, MI, US

State College, PA

- Developing workflow for implementing ecosystem service models (InVEST) to analyze tradeoffs and synergies in land use scenarios, implementing USDA high performance computing facilities- Collaborating on project to model landscape floral resource phenology based on publicly available large-scale spatio-temporal biodiversity datasets from the Global.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

- Supporting ongoing research on the coffee agroecosystem in the landscape of central Puerto Rico, focusing on coffee rust and biocontrol agents- Integrating remote sensing, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), environmental DNA, and field ecological methods and data

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

- Conducting analyses and preparing publications on coffee rust spatiotemporal dynamics on long-term agroecology field sites in Mexico and Puerto Rico- Coordinating data-collecting activities between multiple teams of researchers specializing in ecological, remote sensing, and unmanned aerial sampling

Michigan, United States

- Collaborating as lead application developer in a sampling error estimation tool for toxic site risk assessors in the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)- Conducting statistical analyses in R and producing data visualizations with GIS for peer-reviewed publications

Göttingen Area, Germany

- Contributed doctoral research to the collaborative research group: “Ecological and Socio-economic Functions of Tropical Lowland Rainforest Transformation Systems” (EFForTS) - Managed nine research assistants and mentored two master’s students in three field projects in Indonesia and Germany- Planned and managed project field and labor expenses, approx..

Ithaca, New York, United States

Used GIS to map floral resources in an agricultural landscape to model wild pollinator diversity and pollination ecosystem services

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

- Developed and tested predictive models of lead and arsenic bioaccessibility in soils to support toxic site cleanup, in collaboration with the US EPA- Conducted multi-dataset analysis of environmental stressors on fish presence in Pacific coast estuaries, in collaboration with the US National Oceanic and Administrative Association

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Sustainable horse farm planning, 3D modeling, and representation

Ann Arbor, MI

- Used GPS and GIS to assess habitat quality and evaluate invasive species management for threatened species conservation and habitat restoration projects- Developed smartphone app projects to support management and sharing of Natural Areas GIS data

Ann Arbor, MI

ENVR 309: Explorations in GIS- Mentored undergraduates in using GIS for assignments and projects- Graded assignments and tests- Gave 2 lectures independently- Formulated practical sections of exams

Ann Arbor, MI

NRE 509: Ecological Systems: Fundamental Concepts and Applications - Led field-based ecology labs for non-major graduate students- Graded assignments and exams

Cooperative Institute For Limnology And Ecosystems Research

Conducted multidimensional scaling analysis of Lake Michigan plankton biodiversity and presented results in symposium

School Of Natural Resources And The Environment

NRE 531: Principles of GIS- Presented weekly lab lectures using ArcGIS and led labs- Presented one class lecture- Prepared and graded assignments

Ann Arbor, MI

• ENVR 309: Explorations in GIS- Mentored undergraduates in using GIS for assignments and projects- Graded assignments and tests- Gave 1 lecture independently
• Formulated practical sections of exams

Ann Arbor, MI

Performed grounds maintenance and led ecological restoration workdays of 9-25 participants to remove invasive plants and perform habitat restoration activities

Ann Arbor, MI

Used GPS and GIS to assess habitat quality and evaluate invasive species management for threatened species conservation and habitat restoration projects

Ann Arbor, MI

NRE 531: Principles of GIS- Presented weekly lab lectures using ArcGIS and led labs- Prepared and graded assignments

Bozeman, MT

Developed research project on snowfall changes and ecosystem impacts in the Northwest US that compared snowfall changes in the region by topographical, ecological, and conservation categories

Taipei, Taiwan

- Radio-tracked and mapped Formosan flying fox roosts in behavioral study on Turtle Island, Taiwan - Developed research protocol and wrote manual for continuing assistants

Bozeman, MT

- Contributed radio-tracking and over 200 observation hours to 20-year study on coyote ecology in response to fire disturbance and wolf reintroduction - Hosted activities for two youth outreach programs including Project Exploration (Chicago)

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Agroecology And Sustainable Agriculture, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: International Association for Landscape Ecology, Association for Tropical Biology and ConservationDissertation.

Master'S Degree, Conservation Ecology

Activities and Societies: Doris Duke Conservation Fellowship▪ SNRE Departmental Fellowship Award, 2011 ▪ Doris Duke Conservation Fellow.

Master'S Degree, Landscape Architecture

Activities and Societies: Doris Duke Conservation Fellowship, Michigan Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects▪ Clarence and Ruth.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biology, General

Activities and Societies: Carolina Scholars, Carolina Honors Program, William D. Weir Fellowship in Asian Studies, UNC Center for Global.