Hello! I am a Postdoctoral Researcher working jointly with The Nature Conservancy and the University of Washington. Broadly, I am interested in harnessing quantitative methods to address both basic and applied ecological questions. I completed my PhD in the Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management program at the University of Washington, working with Dr. Brian J. Harvey. My graduate research focused on understanding the causes and consequences of forest disturbances (primarily bark beetle outbreaks and wildfires) across a range of spatial scales. Currently, my postdoctoral research explores terrestrial-aquatic linkages in forest ecosystems. More specifically, I am working to better understand how forest management and wildfire affect Pacific salmon population health.
PhD in Quantitative Ecology, 2023
University of Washington
MS in Quantitative Ecology, 2019
University of Washington
BA in Environmental Science, 2012
Boston University
Salmon populations are in currently in crisis across the West, and environmental conditions are likely to pose even more challenges in …
West of the Cascade Crest in Washington and Oregon (“northwestern Cascadia”), wildfire has historically been infrequent yet …
Globally, biotic forest disturbances caused by herbivorous insects and pathogens have increased, a trend that has been linked to …
Bark beetle outbreaks structure forests not only directly via mortality of overstory trees but also indirectly by releasing the growth …
While drivers of bark beetle outbreaks have been studied extensively at spatial scales ranging from stands to continents, within-stand …