I am a professional certificate student in CU Boulder’s Earth Analytics program and a research associate for the Watershed Hydrology Group at Colorado State University’s Natural Resource Ecology Lab. 

I earned an M.S. degree in Conservation Ecology from New Mexico State University, where I studied aquatic ecology and the responses of communities in the stream benthos to severe wildfire in the Valles Caldera National Preserve, NM. 

From this research, I developed an interest in Earth Science methods to better characterize stream catchments and understand stream responses to disturbance. Post-graduation, I participated in a NASA DEVELOP project where we applied remote sensing imagery to monitor vegetation recovery in Front Range watersheds affected some of Colorado’s most severe wildfires. 

My current research aims to determine if remotely sensed watershed characteristics can be utilized as indicators or predictors of stream metabolism. With the guidance of this program, I aim to gain more skills and tools to effectively contribute to future projects that address current and pressing ecological challenges using methods practiced by industry scientists.