Research

Freshwater Ecosystem Ecology

I have wide-ranging experiences in aquatic ecology. I have worked on projects spanning carbon and nutrient cycling to plankton community composition using a variety of field, laboratory, and modeling techniques.

Reservoir Carbon Cycling

Since 2018, I have worked on multiple projects examining the drivers and variability of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in drinking water reservoirs.

PhD Projects

  • Understanding stream DOM exports using hydro-ecological models

  • Spatial patterns of DOM composition and concentration across a reservoir watershed

  • Forecastability of DOM concentrations using high-frequency sensors and meteorological forecasts

  • Effects of variable ice cover on lake metabolism (GPP and ER) in a southern Appalachian reservoir

Previous Work

  • Undergraduate senior thesis on DOM variability using high-frequency sensors and time-series modeling

Broader Interests

  • Limnology
  • Aquatic biogeochemistry
  • Drinking water quality
  • Ecological forecasting
  • Environmental data science