About me
I recently completed my M.Sc. in Geography at the University of Utah with an Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Hydrology and Water Resources. My thesis work looked at the role of soil microbial communities and enzyme activity response in stormwater green infrastructure bioswales during pulse precipitation events. I have undergraduate degrees in General Science from North Central College, Naperville, IL and in Environmental and Sustainability Studies with a GIS certificate from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
After my first undergraduate degree, I worked as a chemist for 8½ years in combination at an environmental analytical lab and a nutraceutical analytical lab in Salt Lake City, UT performing inorganic chemistry analyses for metals and nutrients in drinking and surface waters, soils, and sports supplements. Currently, I am working with Dr. Jennifer Follstad Shah at the University of Utah as a research assistant and mentor to undergraduate and graduate students studying stream ecology and ecoenzyme activities.
My professional goals are to work in water conservation and restoration in the Western U.S to repair riparian systems, improve stream functions, and reduce stream pollutant loads. I am also interested in data science approaches, such as data visualization and machine learning applications, to better visualize and communicate issues surrounding stream and riparian impairment.
