Quantitative Ecologist | Conservation Practitioner
I am a quantitative ecologist specializing in food web dynamics, spatial population ecology, and wildlife connectivity. My work integrates mechanistic modeling, statistical inference, and applied conservation planning to understand and improve how species persist in changing landscapes
I earned my PhD in Ecology from University of California, Riverside in 2024, where I studied mechanisms of population and food web stability across spatial and temporal scales. I am passionate about developing and testing ecological theory and applying robust theory to real-world conservation, particularly at the interface of wildlife connectivity and infrastructure planning.
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Currently, I work as an ecologist and biostatistician at Dudek, where I lead geospatial analyses and design decision-support modeling frameworks to prioritize and evaluate wildlife crossing structures across California and beyond.
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Beyond research and applied work, I have extensive teaching a mentoring experience and am passionate about science communication and increasing diversity in STEM.