I am an applied spatial conservation planner whose basic career goal is to improve the performance of conservation through cutting edge research. My skills dip into the fields of ecology, geography, economics, and computer science and combine these in ways novel to conservation planning to create immediately applicable tools and information. For instance, my PhD research focused on creating and applying an advanced spatial optimization decision support tool that proposes well pad, access road, and gathering pipeline locations based on environmental and monetary objectives. Being applied, I have been privileged to work with both conservation NGOs, such as the Nature Conservancy, and industry to arrive at mutually agreeable solutions to conservation problems.
My postdoc research looks at the ecological and monetary consequences of upgrading or removing stream barriers to restore habitat accessibility for Great Lakes fishes while controlling the invasive sea lamprey. This research also combines many fields in a complex optimization problem to propose specific planning actions as well as more general guidelines for practitioners in the Great Lakes region.
My postdoc research looks at the ecological and monetary consequences of upgrading or removing stream barriers to restore habitat accessibility for Great Lakes fishes while controlling the invasive sea lamprey. This research also combines many fields in a complex optimization problem to propose specific planning actions as well as more general guidelines for practitioners in the Great Lakes region.
