EDUCATION
2020 PhD Ecology, Colorado State University
Advisors: Dr. Julia Klein and Dr. Paul Evangelista
Committee Members: Dr. Randall Boone, Dr. Maria Fernández-Giménez
Dissertation: “Social-ecological Models for Knowledge Co-production and Learning in Collaborative Environmental Management”
2014 M.S. School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan
Dual Concentrations in Conservation Ecology and Environmental Informatics
Graduate Certificate in African Studies and Graduate Teacher Certificate
Advisor: Dr. Bilal Butt Reader: Dr. Ines Ibanez
Thesis: “Safari Science: Testing the Feasibility and Reliability of Tourists as Citizen Scientists in East African Protected Areas”
2009 B.S. Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Illinois
Major: Forest Science Minor: English Literature
WORK AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2021 - 2023 NSF SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Ithaca, NY)
2017 – 2020 Research Assistant, Mountain Sentinels Collaborative Network (Fort Collins, CO)
2017 – 2018 Assistant Peace Corps Recruiter at CSU (Fort Collins, CO)
2016 Research contractor, NASA DEVELOP Program (Fort Collins, CO)
2014 – 2015 Research Associate, Graham Sustainability Institute, Water Center (Ann Arbor, MI)
2012 – 2013 Research Assistant, International Forestry Resources & Institutions (Ann Arbor, MI)
2010 – 2012 Environmental Extension Agent, US Peace Corps (Fass Pathe Kande, Senegal)