Summer 2023 update: I am happy to announce that I have accepted as position as Landscape Conservation Scientist at the nonprofit Osa Conservation as part of their Climate Corridor Initiative. I will be mapping connectivity among Central American protected areas and working on other projects related to biodiversity conservation in the region. I will continue my role as an adjunct faculty member in Conservation Biology at Colorado Mountain college and as a part-time contractor.
News
Press release, August 22, 2023. Wildfires contribute to nutrient-rich, murky waters in lakes.
Press release, December 15, 2022. Highways and hubs: Helping freshwater wildlife keep up with climate change.
Press release, December 13, 2022. How an MSU alum is helping California navigate its water crisis.
February 9, 2022: Awarded research grant from the US National Science Foundation to study the effects of wildfires on lakes in northeastern Minnesota, in collaboration with the University of Minnesota, Duluth ($177K total).
Blog post on lab website: How a walk in the park provided the "spark" I didn't know I needed.
Press release, August 3, 2021. MSU researchers catalog 480,000 lakes in the lower 48 states.
Press release, July 21, 2020. Fisheries and Wildlife postdoc earns award for outstanding paper in landscape ecology
Press release, November 1, 2019. NRRI scientist sheds light on complexity of biodiversity loss.
Press release, October 30, 2019. Citizen scientists make big impact on big data.
Press release, October 21, 2019. US protected areas do not meet international conservation targets for lakes.
Press release, October 4, 2019. Does protecting land help freshwater species?
Press release, July 15, 2019. Feeling the burn: Wildfires increasingly threaten US lakes.
Press release, January 11, 2019. New MSU research suggest not all lakes respond the same to climate change
Press release, April 10, 2017. North America's freshwater lakes are getting saltier
Interview, September 13, 2013. Former U Maine researcher talks to MPBN about water clarity study.
News
Press release, August 22, 2023. Wildfires contribute to nutrient-rich, murky waters in lakes.
Press release, December 15, 2022. Highways and hubs: Helping freshwater wildlife keep up with climate change.
Press release, December 13, 2022. How an MSU alum is helping California navigate its water crisis.
February 9, 2022: Awarded research grant from the US National Science Foundation to study the effects of wildfires on lakes in northeastern Minnesota, in collaboration with the University of Minnesota, Duluth ($177K total).
Blog post on lab website: How a walk in the park provided the "spark" I didn't know I needed.
Press release, August 3, 2021. MSU researchers catalog 480,000 lakes in the lower 48 states.
Press release, July 21, 2020. Fisheries and Wildlife postdoc earns award for outstanding paper in landscape ecology
Press release, November 1, 2019. NRRI scientist sheds light on complexity of biodiversity loss.
Press release, October 30, 2019. Citizen scientists make big impact on big data.
Press release, October 21, 2019. US protected areas do not meet international conservation targets for lakes.
Press release, October 4, 2019. Does protecting land help freshwater species?
Press release, July 15, 2019. Feeling the burn: Wildfires increasingly threaten US lakes.
Press release, January 11, 2019. New MSU research suggest not all lakes respond the same to climate change
Press release, April 10, 2017. North America's freshwater lakes are getting saltier
Interview, September 13, 2013. Former U Maine researcher talks to MPBN about water clarity study.
