A story that is always evolving; I find it useful to think about where I have been and those who have inspired me to understand my current paradigms.
I received my PhD in December 2022 from the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment program at the University of Connecticut, advised by Dr. Ashley Helton. My dissertation work centered on evaluating the effects of stream temperature increases on carbon dynamics within stream networks. This research focuses on developing reach- and network-scale models based on heterotrophic ecosystem responses observed in field and laboratory studies as part of the collaborative NSF-funded Carbon Response to Experimental Warming project. Until 2018, I worked for AECOM's Environmental Remediation Group.
I received my M.S. under Dr. David Boutt at UMass Amherst in 2015. My central thesis questions involved understanding and quantifying the interactions between surface water/groundwater within wetlands. This research used geophysical techniques to better constrain an understanding of spatial controls on spring formation within peatlands, and is published in the journal HESS.
At Syracuse University, I had the privilege of working with Dr. Laura Lautz, where my research project was focused on using heat as a tracer of surface water-groundwater interactions and linking streambed flux exchange rates to observed biogeochemical dynamics.