CV
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Education
2015–2020PhD, Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology — University of California, Santa Barbara. Advisor: Dr. Susan Mazer
2013–2015MS, Biology — Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Advisor: Dr. Matt Ritter
2008–2013BS, Soil Science, magna cum laude — Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Positions
2024–presentAssistant Conservation Scientist, Negaunee Institute for Plant Science Conservation and Action, Chicago Botanic Garden
2024–presentAdjunct Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
2023–2024Postdoctoral Researcher, Community Research on Climate and Urban Science (CROCUS) Project, University of Illinois at Chicago
2021–2023Frost Postdoctoral Teaching and Research Fellow, Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Selected Grants & Awards
2025NSF Partnership to Advance Conservation Science and Practice — Key personnel ($1,174,091)
2023USFS Urban and Community Forestry Grant, IRA Funds — Lead grant writer ($3,773,164)
2022CAL FIRE Urban and Community Forestry Grant — Lead grant writer ($662,230)
2022Award of Arboriculture Research, Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture
For a full list of publications, grants, teaching, and service, please download the CV above.