About

Before my PhD, I spent nearly 5 years as an Avian Ecologist & Project Manager at the National Audubon Society, where I contributed to climate change analysis, authored reports and publications on largescale analyses, and engaged in conservation efforts and public outreach. I also worked for 3 years at the Institute for Bird Populations in the San Francisco Bay Area as a biologist, focusing on the study of songbirds, bumblebees, and owls in the Sierra Nevada in post-fire habitats. My research career began with a master's degree at the University of Hawai‘i, Hilo, where I researched movements and seed dispersal services of the endemic thrush, the ‘Ōma‘o.

When I am not working in R, I enjoy running, camping, spending time with my daughter, cooking, baking, and birding while running.

I will be looking for post-doctoral opportunities starting December 2026. I am interested in topics around sex-specific habitat use, survival and demographics, and conservation. Feel free to reach out to me if you would like to collaborate on a grant!