Welcome!

I am a Biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey at the Columbia Environmental Research Center in Columbia, Missouri. As part of the Fisheries and Invasive Species Program, my research focuses on understanding the behavior of invasive carp species/developing tools to limit their spread throughout the Mississippi River basin.

I received a M.S. in Integrative Conservation & Sustainability from the University of Georgia’s Odum School of Ecology in 2023. My thesis looked at improving head-starting practices and developing a new soft release method to protect threatened gopher frog populations in South Carolina. Before that, I graduated with a B.S. in Biology from the University of South Carolina, Aiken in 2019.

I’m interested in conservation ecology, data science, science communication, invasive species, amphibian ecology, ecotoxicology, and restoration ecology. I work a lot with R and GIS and have no trouble teaching myself new software. My latest pursuits are Quarto and LaTeX for writing protocols, manuscripts, and storing code.

Outside of work, I enjoy going for walks with my wife, playing soccer, board games, and herping. Lately I’ve been really into HerpMapper.