81 Carrigan Dr
308B Aiken Center
Burlington, VT 05401
United States
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Pennsylvania State University and USGS Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative, 2017-2019
- Ph.D. Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, 2017
- M.S. Fish and Wildlife Management, Montana State University, 2011
- B.S. Natural Resources, Cornell University, 2009
BIO
I was born and raised in New York’s Hudson Valley, where I spent most of my time outdoors on a family vegetable farm. I am excited to reconnect with the landscapes of the northeast after spending 8 years conducting research in the Rocky Mountains.
I am a quantitative ecologist who asks ecological questions about population demographics and distributions across taxa, systems, and scales. Depending on the research question, I use empirical data, laboratory experiments, computational approaches (e.g., simulation), or some combination of these to gain insights. I collaborate extensively with state, federal, and non-government conservation partners to generate inferences relevant to current conservation conundrums. Working with managers to design and interpret studies that directly impact conservation decisions is what motivates me as a scientist.
Courses
- Ecology, Ecosystems and Environment
- Principles of Wildlife Management
- Field Herpetology
- Conservation Biology
- Wildlife Disease Ecology
Area(s) of expertise
Instructional program: Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Research: Disease and population ecology, quantitative ecology, conservation decision-making, herpetology, conservation biology
Bio
I was born and raised in New York’s Hudson Valley, where I spent most of my time outdoors on a family vegetable farm. I am excited to reconnect with the landscapes of the northeast after spending 8 years conducting research in the Rocky Mountains.
I am a quantitative ecologist who asks ecological questions about population demographics and distributions across taxa, systems, and scales. Depending on the research question, I use empirical data, laboratory experiments, computational approaches (e.g., simulation), or some combination of these to gain insights. I collaborate extensively with state, federal, and non-government conservation partners to generate inferences relevant to current conservation conundrums. Working with managers to design and interpret studies that directly impact conservation decisions is what motivates me as a scientist.
Courses
- Ecology, Ecosystems and Environment
- Principles of Wildlife Management
- Field Herpetology
- Conservation Biology
- Wildlife Disease Ecology
Areas of Expertise
Instructional program: Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Research: Disease and population ecology, quantitative ecology, conservation decision-making, herpetology, conservation biology