Originally, I come from the salt marshes of southeastern Virginia. I did my PhD at Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment, in Dr. Jim Heffernan's lab in the River Center. My dissertation focused on the ecological limitations and potentials of artificial aquatic systems, especially ditches. Before Duke, I worked for Chesapeake Environmental Communications, The Nature Conservancy, MacArthur Agro-Ecology Research Center, White Mountain Research Station, and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. I got a BA in biology and environmental studies from Carleton College in 2010, and am a Virginia Master Naturalist. I value water, soil, air, life, knowledge, ideas, memory, expression, education, exploration, community, sharing, kindness, integrity, effort, and play.

Pronouns: she, her, hers