Education
MSc Fisheries Sciences, University of Georgia, 2014
BSc Biology with Marine Sciences minor, Wittenberg University, 2008
Fellowships and awards
2018 Mark B. Bain Graduate Fellow, awarded by the Hudson River Foundation in support of the proposal “Movement ecology of juvenile and sub-adult Atlantic sturgeon in the Hudson River and New York Bight”
Research Interests
I am interested in understanding how the inter- and intra-specific life-history strategies of diadromous fishes are directed by variations in environmental condition, stock structure, and human perturbation. I use a variety of methods to test theories about community assemblage, biogeography, and life history invariants with a specific focus on integrating what is known and available regarding the life-history and ecology of diadromous fishes into practical stock assessment and management.
As a PhD student in the Frisk Lab at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences I have several ongoing projects and collaborations that span the breadth of these interests:
- NY WEA
- Hudson River
Adult Atlantic sturgeon | Altamaha Sound, Georgia 
Diamondback terrapin | Carmans River, New York