About me
I’m a first-year Ph.D. student in Earth and Climate Sciences at Duke University, working with Dr. Sarah Cooley. My research focuses on how climate change impacts the storage and movement of water reserves in alpine and Arctic environments using a combination of remote sensing and field observations. Specifically, I currently work with NASA’s recently launched Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission, tracking intra-basin variability in lake water storage at the pan-Arctic scale and quantifying the contributions of aufeis (perennial ice formations) to river discharge across the North Slope of Alaska.
I earned a B.A. from Middlebury College in 2022, completing a thesis using InSAR and optical remote sensing data to quantify rock glacier kinematics in Utah. Before starting my Ph.D., I worked for three years as a research specialist on the calibration and validation team for the SWOT satellite mission at UNC Chapel Hill. As part of the validation efforts, I surveyed rivers and lakes from Aotearoa New Zealand to Alaska. I’m invigorated by spending time outdoors, allotting summers to sampling water quality parameters for UW-Madison’s Center for Limnology and collecting glaciological data while learning how to tele ski with the Juneau Icefield Research Program. Outside of work, I enjoy looking at maps to plan adventures, mountain biking, and card games.
