EDUCATION
August 2020 - Present
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
PhD Candidate, Oceanography
Specialization: Biological Oceanography
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Advisor: Evgeny Pakhomov
Committee: William Cheung, Villy Christensen, Simeon Hill
Thesis: “An improved understanding of Salpa thompsoni diel vertical migration and its influence on Southern Ocean ecosystem structure and function”
January 2017 - August 2018
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
MSc, Environmental Sciences and Policy
Specialization: Environmental Management
Baltimore, MD, United States
Advisors: Jerry Burgess & Anand Gnandesikan
Capstone: “Understanding the Effects of Doubled CO2 on the Biological Pump in an Earth System Model: An Imperative for Ocean Science and International Climate Change Policy”
September 2012 - August 2015
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO
BSc, Environmental Science
Chicago, IL, United States
Advisor: Christopher Peterson
Capstone: “The Impacts of Blast Fishing and Shark Finning in the South China Sea”
September 2009 - May 2012
WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE
AA, Liberal Arts
Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Honors: Graduated with Honors