A Researcher , Coordinator, Environmental-Steward, and Writer.
CV
Skills
Qualitative Interviews Writing Outreach Engagement
Social Media Science Communication Event & Workshop Organization Microsoft Office Suite ArcGIS Adobe NVivo ​ Data Analysis
Work Experience
2021 - 2022
Alaska Sea Grant Fellow with Alaska Conservation Foundation
Present Twelve-month fellowship with the Alaska Conservation Foundation’s Northern Latitudes Partnerships focused on improving collaborative efforts among nonprofit, government, and tribal organizations to address climate change.​
Summer 2018
Communications Intern and Science Writer for Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Internship, Science Writer for SERC Communications Department.​
2016 - 2019
Research Assistant/Co-Investigator for Earth & Environmental Systems Department, University of the South
Investigated the potential health and environmental health effects of whaling in the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Caribbean; Analyzed varying levels of mercury contamination in whale tissue. Conducted 925 semi-structured interviews and performed content analysis on transcribed interviews. Completed a scientific report (5099 words) and oral presentation (20 minutes) on main findings
Education
2019 - 2021
M.M.P. from University of Delaware
Master's in Marine Policy. Thesis: “Advancing Offshore Wind Development and Tribal Sovereignty Through Engagement.”
2015 - 2019
B.A. from The University of the South, Sewanee
Bachelors of Arts in Environmental Studies & Sustainability and a minor in Anthropology. Graduated Cum Laude.
Capstone Thesis Topic: “The Importance of Religious Beliefs & Social Taboos for Managing Whaling Traditions in Saint Vincent & the Grenadines”
PRESENTATIONS, CONFERENCES, AND WORKSHOPS
2022
8th ABoVE Science Team Meeting (ASTM8)
Panel Speaker at the annual meeting for NASA’s Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment; "Collaborating with decisionmakers panel and discussion" session
2022
University of Alaska Mariculture Conference
Presented 1-minute elevator pitch on Skipper Science and submitted a poster for the event.
2022
ComFish Expo
Presented Skipper Science to local Kodiak community and hosted an informational booth
2022
ALFA’s Spring Fishermen's EXPO
Presenter for one panel session on the Skipper Science Partnerships program at the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s
Association virtual expo
2022
Food Security and Climate Change Adaptation Symposium
Helped the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc. organize and connect with speakers for their event
2022
Skipper Science Workshop
Organized and facilitated the first of a series of workshops that aimed to gather fishermen and scientist in order to facilitate sharing of knowledge in a mutually beneficial way.
2021
Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Climate Listening Sessions
Note taker and co-facilitator 2021 tribal listening session. Helped facilitate conversations focused on relocation, managed retreat, and protection-in-place issues in Alaska.
2021
Indigenous Knowledge Exchange for Ocean and Coastal Planning Management
Co-Facilitator for sessions in the Knowledge Exchange. Helped engage participants in discussion for Indigenous-Led Marine Protected Areas and strategies for developing community-based climate adaptation strategies and plans
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2021
American Wind Energy Association CLEANPOWER
Virtual Summit 2021 Pre-Recorded Presentation for Community & Stakeholder Engagement On-Demand Sessions
2021
Invited Speaker for Bay Cetology’s Cetacean Sessions #3 Virtual Dialogue
Speaker with Dr. Russel Fielding and Niko Darby. Bay Cetology enables conservation and understanding of cetacean populations that are data deficient or threatened by focused on impactful scientific research on cetaceans
2021
National Science Foundation Coastlines & People (CoPe) Workshop, University of Delaware
Assistant Breakout Group Facilitator in CoPe Conference on Community Resiliency in the Face of Coastal Hazards and the Renewable Energy Transition (held virtually)
2021
American Wind Energy Association CLEANPOWER
Virtual Summit 2020 Panel Speaker for the “Meaningful Community Engagement in the time of COVID” Session
2016
American Cetacean Society Conference
Presented Poster on “Mercury in Caribbean Dolphins Caught for Human Consumption: Preliminary Results from a Summer Study and Implications for Conservation”
