About

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I am a fourth year PhD Candidate in the Department of Geosciences at Virginia Tech. My research dives into how we can best use geospatial tools and satellite-based remote sensing to learn more about Earth's precious freshwaters. I'm particularly interested in how river temperatures vary over space and time and how those variations are connected to changes in river discharge and management practices. 

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I am an applied geographer at heart. Over the years, I have worked on a variety of cool GIS projects. I've looked at tornado siren coverage, urban greenspaces, precision agriculture, and landscape ecology. I started my PhD journey after working as a GIS Analyst for 4 years in the midstream oil and gas industry. All in all, you can basically say I just love a good map!

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If I'm not mapping something, tinkering with code, or making graphics -- I'm likely out taking my dog for a walk or hiking somewhere en route to my next trail snack.