About Me
In between my degrees I've been a PADI Divemaster, an avid traveller (50 countries and counting!), and an aquarium biologist. These experiences have given me some first hand experience with the species I spend all day doing data analysis on from behind a desk.
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Currently, I am part of Nick Dulvy's Marine Biodiversity & Conservation Lab in the Earth to Ocean Research Group at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia where I'm looking at global protections and threats to shark and ray species using a geospatial lens.
Education
2021
University of
Washington
Master of Marine Affairs, School of Marine & Environmental Affairs
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Advisor: Dr. Patrick Christie
Master's Thesis: Best Practices for Assessing Tourism Carrying Capacity in Coastal and Marine Protected Areas
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Graduate Certificate in Climate Science, Program on Climate Change
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Advisor: Miriam Bertram
Capstone: Ocean Acidification Learning Module for Middle Schoolers
2018
University of
British Columbia
Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Conservation with Honours, Global Perspectives, Faculty of Forestry.
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Awards: President's Entrance Scholarship,
Forestry International Student Scholarship
In Progress
Simon Fraser
University
PhD Student, Department of Biological Sciences
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Advisor: Dr. Nick Dulvy
Currently working on: Prioritizing future areas for the protection of sharks and rays using spatial ecology
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Awards:
PhD Research Scholarship
Travel & Research Award
SFU Biology Graduate Fellowship
J. Abbott/M. Fretwell Graduate Fellowship in Fisheries Biology
Weston Family Scholarship
