Exploring Ecology and Conservation
Welcome to my portfolio — a space to share my journey as a master’s student in Fishery and Wildlife Conservation.
My Work
Graduate Research Assistant
As a Graduate Research Assistant in Dr. Rick Relyea’s lab, the research focus is on understanding aquatic ecosystems.
Fieldwork
Through hands-on fieldwork, I've helped collect data for multiple different research projects. Including amphibian and invertebrate phenotypic plasticity in response to road-salt runoff pollution, correlations between floristic quality and impervious surface cover in a watershed, and deer browse effect on white oak regeneration. These experiences deepened my understanding of ecological dynamics.
Interests
I am interested in conservation that is evidence-based and intentional; thinking about how we protect ecosystems in ways that work and make sense long-term. I’m espiecally drawn the dynamics that shape aquatic systems. I aim to understand how things are connected, and I think that kind of awareness matters for both science and life. I also just really love being outside: there’s peace in that, and it keeps me motivated to do work that helps protect what makes nature, nature.
Education
I recently graduated from the University of Connecticut, where I majored in Natural Resources, concentrating in
Fishery and Wildlife Conservation, with a minor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Currently I am working towards my masters in Natural Resources at the University of Missouri, through a graduate research assiatantship.
My Portfolio
Welcome to my portfolio. Here you’ll find a selection of my work. Explore my projects to learn more about what I do.