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Education & Experience:
- Augustina College (Sioux Falls, SD) 2001-2004
- B.A. Biology
- B.A. Spanish
- Mathematics (Minor)
Courses Assisted:
- Spring 2006: Landscape Ecology
Areas of Interest:
- Plant Physiology.
- Delayed tree Mortality Post-fire
- Heat stress
- Ecophysiology
- Remote Sensing
Current MSc Research:
- Detection of tree mortality post-fire using hyperspectral data
Research Experience:
Augustana College, Advisor: Dr. Steven L. Matzner:
Summer 2003- Spring 2004: Independent Undergraduate Research for Dr. Lee Vierling, SDSM&T, “The effects of fire intensity on soil organic carbon in the Black Hills of South Dakota.”
Fall 2004: Research Assistant to atmospheric science graduate student Rick Clawges (SDSM&T). Forestry applications of LiDAR: LAI estimates of Larix occidentalis and avian species distribution predictions based on LiDAR vegetation maps.
Summer 2003 and 2004, Research Assistant to atmospheric science graduate student Eric Rowell (SDSM&T). Forestry applications of LiDAR and Landsat satellite imagery: forest structure, composition, and other biophysical measurements.
Summer 2003 , Field Technician to atmospheric science graduate student Mike Toomey (SDSM&T). General field worker, gathering and organizing vegetation field data.
Teaching Experience:
- Spring 2005, Volunteer at Centro Ecologico Akumal (CEA), Akumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico
- Developed scientific laboratory (water quality assessment and teaching lab), standardized procedures, and structural remodeling
- Beautification projects for the pueblo as well as construction of artificial wetlands that serve as waste management systems.
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