A summary of my education, research experience, and honors. The full CV — including complete publications, presentations, service, and outreach — is available as a PDF.
Ph.D. in Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University (New York, NY) Focus: Paleoclimatology | Sub-focus: Oceanography, Biogeoscience Thesis (advisor, Pratigya Polissar): Monsoons, wildfires, and savannas: drivers of climate and ecosystem change in Northwest Africa
2019
Master of Philosophy in Earth and Environmental Sciences
2017
Master of Arts in Earth and Environmental SciencesThesis (advisor, Pratigya Polissar): Wildfire and terrestrial plant biomarkers in modern West African Margin core top sediments
2013–2017
Bachelor of Science in Geology–Chemistry, Brown University (Providence, RI)Departmental Honors, Magna Cum Laude Thesis (advisor, Timothy Herbert): An alkenone-based record of sea surface temperature and marine productivity in the southern California Current System from the Medieval Climate Anomaly to present
Professional & research experience
2027–2030
Upcoming Associate Research Scientist, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton
2026–2027
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
2022–2025
G.E. Hutchinson Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Yale School of the Environment,Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies
2020–2022
Ph.D. Candidate, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
2017–2021
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatoryof Columbia University
2015–2017
NOAA Hollings Scholar
2016
Summer research internship (2016) at Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, PI: John Dunne
2015–2017
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Brown University, PI: Timothy Herbert
Academic honors & awards
2022
Kenneth and Linda Ciriacks Graduate Fellowship in Earth and Environmental Sciences
2019
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
2017
Elected to Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society Associate member – elected by Brown University science faculty
2017
Senior Award for Outstanding Research, Academics, and Service Award given to graduating senior(s) in Brown University’s Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences who have conducted excellent undergraduate research, maintained a high GPA in the sciences, and showed continued dedication to the departmental community.
2017
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
2016
Sarah LaMendola Award for Outstanding Potential in Undergraduate Research Recognizes undergraduate students who demonstrate outstanding potential for research, as selected by the faculty of the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Brown University.
2015
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Hollings Scholar AwardUndergraduate scholarship and fellowship in oceanic and atmospheric science, research, technology, and education.
2015
Brown Undergraduate Teaching and Research Award (UTRA)Award provided by Brown University to undergraduates to fund a summer research project under the guidance of a faculty member.