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Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

Climate risk assessment and adaptation strategy

School For Environment And Sustainability

Teach lab sections and provide instructional support for the following graduate-level courses:Principles of GIS - EAS 531Remote Sensing - EAS 541Intro to Python for Geospatial Data Science - EAS 544Intermediate Python for Geospatial Data Science - EAS 644

Minerva Research Initiative, Environmental Spatial Analysis Lab, Center For Political Studies

Geospatial support of research investigating relationships between climate change and conflict.Leading the development of conflict prediction machine learning models discerning these ties and informing field research site selection to be conducted across Africa.Contributing to novel database development harmonizing literature and datasets across disciplines including climate research, demographic data, and conflict occurrence.

Midwest Wild Rice Initiative

Building a framework for Manoomin (wild rice) restoration and conservation in the Great Lakes Region.

Consumers Energy Via Um Ross School Of Business

Managed a student consultancy team directly supporting the Consumers Energy corporate strategy team. Designed market strategy for industrial electrification in the food and beverage manufacturing sector.

Manage 12 polling sites through full election lifecycle (vote/counting machine testing, logistics, site prep, Election Day management).

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Support design and development of energy-related programs within the Sustainability and Innovations Office. Lead implementation of the City’s Carbon Neutrality Plan (A2ZERO).Specific responsibilities include: associate program management of commercial and multifamily housing energy benchmarking initiatives; project management of circular economy program design process; conducting research on recurrence of extreme weather events and Regional Climate Models, and potential implications for local utility infrastructure; design and implementation of updated permitting processes which allow for the tracking of heat pump installations; data analysis, development of communication materials, and public engagement support.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Britton, Michigan, United States

Tacoma, Washington, United States

Grant funded research fellowship. Investigated the relationship between crisis politicization and health outcomes in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. Primary modalities included political communication literature review, qualitative coding, correlation and regression analyses.

Tacoma, Washington, United States

Policy analysis consultancy examining efficacy of disparate methods of Local Health Department organization. Performed multimodal research spanning: state and federal law, public health literature review, interviews with elected officials and academics, county-level health data, and Local Health Department financial analyses. Drafted first and final copies of research subsections. Final whitepaper used to inform and determine the League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County’s official position on local political conflicts.

Tacoma, Wa

Neighborhood spatial utilization research informing City policymaking/urban planning.

Fort Lewis, Washington

Led teams of 4-18 personnel while planning and conducting a variety of special, routine, and administrative projects and operations. Received and analyzed high level tasks, gathered information and delegated work, and facilitated both vertical and lateral communication. Trained and developed employees, accounted for and maintained mission critical equipment, and assisted management as required.• Trained 3 employees throughout tenure to be selected for promotion into leadership positions. Fostered an environment of continuous improvement and professional excellence during a time when the organization was struggling with high turnover.• Participated in a 2-month bilateral training exercise in Japan with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, integrating and cooperating directly with Japanese military units in order to exchange training techniques, promote interoperability, and foster stronger international cooperation.

Fort Lewis, Washington

Selected from 28 peers based on maturity, reliability, and technical competence to serve as the unit’s designated communications specialist and directly support mid-level management. Managed inbound and outbound communication with headquarters and other cooperating units, gathered information and processed mission-critical reports, and completed special projects as required.

Ms, Geospatial Data Science

Food systems/agriculture and renewable energy. Data science and sustainable systems. 4.0 GPA

Ba, Politics, Philosophy, And Economics (Honors)

Quantitative Social Science