RESEARCH INTERESTS & BACKGROUND:
I received my Bachelors in Wildlife and Fisheries biology from The Ohio State University in 2019. In undergrad, I volunteered in an aquatics lab studying African cichlids and created kernel unit distribution maps for Sora and Virginia Rails. After graduation, I worked as a research technician conducting habitat and home range usage surveys for various rails and secretive marsh birds near eastern Lake Erie. Additionally, I worked as a GIS technician during the off-season for the Ohio Division of Wildlife producing maps and running stakeholder and customer analysis for various working groups within the department.
I am interested in researching animal space use and landscape functionality. For my master’s research, I am investigating the role of fragmentation in the persistence of Ring-necked Pheasant within the state of Ohio using resistance modeling and graph theory. As a result of this research, I hope to provide the state of Ohio with a list of areas for targeted management.
I received my Bachelors in Wildlife and Fisheries biology from The Ohio State University in 2019. In undergrad, I volunteered in an aquatics lab studying African cichlids and created kernel unit distribution maps for Sora and Virginia Rails. After graduation, I worked as a research technician conducting habitat and home range usage surveys for various rails and secretive marsh birds near eastern Lake Erie. Additionally, I worked as a GIS technician during the off-season for the Ohio Division of Wildlife producing maps and running stakeholder and customer analysis for various working groups within the department.
I am interested in researching animal space use and landscape functionality. For my master’s research, I am investigating the role of fragmentation in the persistence of Ring-necked Pheasant within the state of Ohio using resistance modeling and graph theory. As a result of this research, I hope to provide the state of Ohio with a list of areas for targeted management.