CV
This page includes the highlights from my CV. Please see my complete CV ) for more details.
Education
- Ph.D in Oceanography, University of Delaware, 2022
- Dissertation Title: A Potential Mechanism Sustaining the Biological Hotspot around Palmer Deep Canyon
- Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Matthew J. Oliver
- B.S. in Marine Biology, magna cum laude, Northeastern University, 2017
- Alumna of Northeastern University’s Three Seas Program (2014-2015)
Research experience
- NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center
- Habitat Analyst, contractor with IBSS Corp in support of the Ecosystem Dynamics and Assessment Branch
- Stony Brook University
- Senior Postdoctoral Associate
- September 2023 - February 2025
- Supervisor: Dr. Lesley Thorne
- Funded by New York State Energy Research & Development Authority
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- February 2022 - February 2025
- Supervisor: Dr. Heather Lynch
- Funded by the NSF Office of Polar Programs Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program
- Senior Postdoctoral Associate
- Graduate Fellow/Assistant, University of Delaware
- June 2017 - February 2022
- Supervisor: Dr. Matthew J. Oliver
- Funded in part by the University of Delaware Doctoral Fellowship (2020-2021) and the Patricia and Charles Robertson Graduate Fellowship
- Research Assistant, Northeastern University
- September 2013 - April 2014 and January 2016 - May 2017
- Conducted honors thesis project in Patterson Lab from 2016-2017
- Honors Thesis project funded in part by the Beta Beta Beta Biological Honors Society Research Award and the Northeastern University Provost’s Advanced Research/Creative Endeavor Award
- Volunteered in Bracken & Hughes-Kimbro Labs in 2013-2014 academic year
- Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) student, Bermuda Institute for Ocean Sciences
- August - December 2016
- Funded in part by the Northeastern University Presidential Global Scholarship
- Research Assistant, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
- June 2015 - January 2016
- Environmental Sample Processor (ESP) Lab, Anderson Lab
Service and Leadership
- Instructor for High School Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) program at Stony Brook University (2022-2023 academic year)
- Instructor for Stony Brook University’s PhD Career Ladder Program (PCLP) (Fall 2023)
- Society for Women in Marine Sciences (2018 - present)
- Steering Committee Communications Lead since 2023
- Stony Brook Chapter Member since 2022
- Co-chair of University of Delaware Chapter from 2018 - 2020
- College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment Empathic Peers Offering Wisdom, Encouragement, and Resources (EmPOWER)
- Inaugural Steering Committee Chair (2020 - 2021)
- Lead Mentor and Peer Mentor for School of Marine Science and Policy, Lewes Campus (2020 - 2021)
- College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment Lewes Graduate Student Association (2017 - 2022)
- Co-chair from 2020 - 2021
- Organized college-wide virtual graduate student research symposium in 2021
Awards
- Stony Brook University Postdoc Spotlight - 3rd Place - November 2023
- Letters to a Pre-Scientist Excellent Explanations Award - July 2023
- University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment E. Sam Fitz Award - May 2023
- The E. Sam Fitz Award recognizes a well-rounded individual who shows evidence of high academic achievement, professional service, and community service from the School of Marine Science and Policy in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment at the University of Delaware
Skills
- Data analysis in:
- R (adept)
- MATLAB (familiar)
- Deploying Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) simulations and analyzing results
- Knowledgable about Slocum gliders and familiar with similar autonomous systems
- Analyzing oceanographic data and large data sets in R
- Carpentries Instructor since 2023
Additional Coursework
- PhD Career Ladder Program (PCLP) (Spring 2024)
- Foundations of Science Communication at the Alan Alda Center for Science Communication (Spring 2023)
- Research Mentoring Workshop (Spring 2023)
- AGU Leadership Academy and Network for Diversity and Inclusion in the Geosciences (LANDInG) (2022-2023)
- Scientists Teaching Science (Summer 2022)