Research
The examples below illustrate my previous research projects and interests ranging from STEM curriculum to ecosystem health.
MIT Playful Design Fellowship
March 2020 - March 2021
I completed assignments and monthly sessions to help co-design an assessment dashboard and actionable metrics for a playful geometry game called Shadowspect.
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
June 2016 - December 2017
After a summer Research Experience for Undergraduates program at Cary, mentored by Ecological Society of America President Dr. Kathleen Weathers - I continued my work monitoring lakes as a passion project during my senior year and in my first year out of college. I lead-authored an Ecological Applications paper on remote sensing as a tool to study lake health and changes that has been cited over 50 times (summary article / publication).
Biology Department - Hamilton College
2014 - 2017
As part of Dr. Michael McCormick's lab and thesis group I participated in several summers of microbiology research on Green Lake in NY. Our group used an ROV and novel high-resolution sampling device to collect and analyze biofilm and water samples (article). I wrote a thesis for the biology department characterizing and modeling the chemical fluxes across the boundary of this unique meromictic lake.
School for Field Studies - Costa Rica
Fall 2015
My independent research project while studying abroad in Atenas, CR was an investigation of the effect of road traffic noises on the bird populations in a protected park. I shared my research with government officials in charge of park decision making in the region.