About me

I recently defended my PhD in physical oceanography in the MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography and am wrapping up my work at WHOI this summer! In October, I will start as a postdoctoral fellow at Caltech. My work focuses on physical and biological processes at small scales, with a particular interest in understanding their interaction and contribution to global biogeochemical cycling.

My research philosophy emphasizes leveraging multiple (sometimes seemingly disparate!) tools including hydrographic observations, satellite data, omics, incubation experiments and numerical models. I am passionate about making computational data tools more accessible, and to that end, I have organized some classes/workshops/resources for a variety of audiences.

Previously, I worked as a GIS technician at Big Bend National Park in Texas, where I made maps for the park. During my time there, I produced a data visualization of night skies in the Big Bend region, which you can view here.

I was also a Helen Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History and before that, I served as an AmeriCorps member at the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board in Santa Rosa, California. I graduated from UC Berkeley in 2017 with degrees in geophysics and applied mathematics. At UC Berkeley, I worked on research projects to model submarine volcanic flow fronts and study the relationship between water supply and wildfire in Yosemite.

In my free time, I bake bread, brew kombucha, and go on long outdoor adventures.

Ski touring on Mount Moosilauke in New Hampshire