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 am currently a Postdoctoral Scholar at UC Davis where I study wildlife movement behavior in response to roads and traffic disturbances for application to wildlife connectivity planning. Before that, I worked as an ecologist within Dudek's Wildlife Connectivity team, where I led geospatial analyses and designed decision-support modeling frameworks to prioritize and evaluate wildlife crossing structures across California and beyond.
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.
Beyond research and applied work, I have extensive teaching and mentoring experience. I am passionate about science communication and increasing diversity in STEM. I love to hike, garden, foster kittens, and sit in the sun like a lizard.