My undergraduate honor’s thesis explored the effects of subsampling hair snare on the spatially explicit models used to enumerate Black Bear (Ursus americanus) populations in northern Minnesota, and my current post-baccalaureate work uses a simulation framework to explore similar concepts. Additionally, I assisted with authoring and implementing 'swirl’ pre-lab exercises in R used in the Fall 2016 section of FW 4001 (Biometry). I am currently working various field positions while I research graduate research opportunities, where I hope to pursue predictive modeling for the purpose of conservation in human dominated landscapes. When not digging through stack exchange to solve my R problems, I enjoy backpacking, and playing volleyball/tennis.
