I earned my B.S. degree in Geology and Environmental Science Minor from Lafayette College in Easton, PA. At Lafayette, I completed my Senior Honors Thesis on “Drainage Density as a Function of Lithology and Methodology in the Great Valley, Eastern PA, and Western NJ”. I also participated in several research projects: “Baseline Channel Characterization of the Lower Bushkill Creek in Easton, Pa, Prior to the Removal of Three Low-Head Dams” through the EXCEL Scholars program, “XRD Analysis of Mafic Sands from the Icelandic Interior: An Analogue Study for the Bagnold Dune Field of Mars” through the RUMBLE research group, and a “Synthesis of the Akaroa Volcanic Complex, NZ and Study of the Eruptive Faces of Sleepy Bay, Banks Peninsula, NZ” through the Frontiers Abroad Geology Field Program. After graduating in May 2019, I worked for the HAZMAT and AML program at the Reno, Nevada BLM and just completed 1 year of service for the AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Ambassador Program. Within this term of service, I conducted Biological and Habitat assessments of stream water quality, organized community service projects toward watershed stewardship (cleanups, tree plantings, rain barrel workshops, etc.), and presented to students and community groups on water, watersheds, and pollution. I am currently serving a second term with NJWAP and hope to apply what I have learned, along with newly acquired skills in Earth Data Analytics and Python towards my interests and career goals in Fluvial Geomorphology, Watershed Science, River Restoration, and Sustainability.

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