RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant, May 2018 – Present.

University of Delaware Coastal Sediments, Hydrodynamics, and Engineering Lab (CSHEL).
Adviser: Dr. Arthur Trembanis, University of Delaware, School of Marine Science and Policy.

Projects:
Chincoteague Inlet Modeling Study Phase I (CIMS-I) (2019-present).

PI’s: Dr. Michael Fenster, Randolph-Macon College; Dr. Ioannis Geogiou, University of New Orleans; Dr. Christopher Hein, Virginia Institute of Marine Science; Dr. Arthur Trembanis, University of Delaware.

Integrated Barrier Island System (IBIS) Management Project Phase I: Sediment Fluxes and Trapping Dynamics around Fishing Point, Southern Assateague Island, VA (2018-2019).

PI’s: Dr. Michael Fenster, Randolph-Macon College; Dr. Christopher Hein, Virginia Institute of Marine Science; Dr. Arthur Trembanis, University of Delaware.

Research Technician, July 2016 – April 2017 and June 2015 – August 2015.

University of New Hampshire Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center.
Adviser: Dr. Larry Ward, University of New Hampshire Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint
Hydrographic Center.

Planned and implemented coastal monitoring network and field study. Developed and tested project-specific GPS data collection and processing methodology and uncertainty analysis. Compiled database of coastal GIS, GPS beach profile, sediment sample, and grain size analysis data. Trained field and lab technicians in areas of data collection and analyses.

Undergraduate Research Intern, June 2013 – August 2013.

University of Georgia, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography.
Adviser: Director Dr. Clark Alexander, University of Georgia, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography.

Conducted marsh sediment, invertebrate, plant, and water quality surveys and sample collection, full grain
size analysis, and database compilation for the Long Term Ecological Research Project (LTER): Georgia Coastal
Ecosystems III.

Undergraduate Research Intern, Spring Semester 2014.

California State University, Chico.

Adviser: Dr. Todd Greene, CSU Chico.

Analyzed 3-dimensional sub-bottom profile data to identify and characterize the evolution of deep-water depositional systems near active salt domes in the western Gulf of Mexico.