Nearshore ecology, Seaweed life history, Scientific diving
Professional Experience
2020 – Present Biologist, USGS Alaska Science Center
2018 – 2020 Postdoctoral Researcher, California State University Northridge, Northridge, California
2017 NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute Fellow, University of Auckland, Leigh Marine Research Laboratory, New Zealand
2012 – 2017 Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Alaska Fairbanks
2012 Aquatic Intern, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, California
2011 Student Conservation Association Intern, Channel Islands National Park, Ventura, California
2010 – 2011 Waterfront Research Intern, School for Field Studies Center for Marine Resource Studies, Turks and Caicos Islands
2009 NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Intern, University of California Davis, Bodega Marine Laboratory, Bodega, California
2008 Subtidal Intern, Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO), Santa Cruz, California
2007 Research Technician, Occidental College, Vantuna Research Group, Los Angeles, California
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. 2017 University of Alaska Fairbanks
B.S. 2010 University of California, Santa Cruz
Affiliations and Memberships
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Managing Editor
Honors and Awards
2017 Alaska Marine Science Symposium Best PhD Student Oral Presentation
2016 Alaska Marine Science Symposium Best PhD Student Poster Presentation
Science and Products
Nearshore Marine Ecosystem Research
Science and Products
- Science
Nearshore Marine Ecosystem Research
Nearshore ecosystems include many resources that are of high ecological, recreational, subsistence, and economic value. They also are subject to influences from a wide variety of natural and human-caused perturbations, which can originate in terrestrial or oceanic environments. Our research is designed to evaluate sources of variation in the nearshore and how they influence resources of high...