Postdoc Projects (2024- Present):
- Using decision analysis and population modeling tools to inform
invasive carp management in North America
- Developing early detection protocols for Prussian Carp (currently in
Canada) and identifying eDNA sampling locations in the US by using
coarse and fine spatial grain models
PhD Projects (2019-2024):
- Created a review of mechanistic invasive species management models
and their application in conservation (publication
link).
- Built a spatial temporal population model to test invasive species
management strategies. Case Study: Rusty Crayfish in John Day River,
Oregon (link to lecture here,
publication
link)
- Integrated monitoring data streams to inform adaptive management of
invasive species. Case study: Flowering Rush, Columbia River Basin publication
link)
- Compared Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis and game theoretic
tools to inform multiple decision maker settings for invasive species
management
Prior to PhD projects (2017-2019):
- 2019: Science Undergraduate Laboratory Intern at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory. Project title: The value of protected lands in a network of
natural corridors for black bears in East Tennessee (ignite talk link)
- 2018: Summer Research Experience at the National Institute for
Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS). Project title: Economic
Modeling of Free-Roaming Cats in Knox County, TN (publication
link)
- 2017: Summer Research Institute at Houghton College. Project title:
Optimal resource allocation of the northern pitcher plant using optimal
control theory