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The natural world is a beautiful one. Over the past few years, I’ve traveled over snow-covered mountains, vast deserts, endless coastlines, and towering forests; I’ve seen first hand the wonderful intricacy of earth’s ecological processes and the brilliance of its biodiversity. I’ve watched a newborn monkey take it’s first steps across the canopy, seen seal pups play in a kelp bed, and I’ve gotten an up-close look at a calf of one of the most endangered baleen whale species from the deck of a research vessel. It’s things like these - experiences that stick with you for a lifetime, narratives only nature could write - that instill in me a desire to learn as much about this earth as possible.
I graduated from Baylor University in 2011 with a degree in biology. While I was there, I explored a subset of ecological disciplines, including dendrochronology and mammal diversity, and after graduation, I packed up and moved to South America to assist with an ongoing behavioral research project focusing on the Bolivian grey titi monkey. Those experiences collectively helped me recognize my interest in mammalian behavior.
From there, I moved on to complete my Ph.D. at Syracuse University with Dr. Susan Parks. My dissertation research focused on the acoustic and spatial behavior of male harbor seals during the breeding season and the impact that anthropogenic noise can have on these behaviors. Feel free to read more about my research here. Now, I divide my time between research and teaching. I am currently a research associate and founding member of the Sound Science Research Collective, as well as a part-time biology faculty member at two Colorado colleges. Outside of science, I like to spend my time in lifting weights in the gym, pretending I know how to garden, and lounging with my three lazy hound dogs. |