Research Interests
- Plant ecology and conservation
- Data analysis and visualization
- GIS and remote sensing
Personal Statement
As a research assistant, I work in support of ongoing research projects at the Garden, especially in aspects of field data collection and analysis. I also frequently use GIS tools in my work: mapping species distributions, analyzing spatial relationships, and examining landscape and land use changes over time. Broadly, I am interested in plant ecology and conservation, especially here in the Sonoran desert. Before joining the Garden in 2008, I also supported research efforts at Arizona State University, studying the effects of urbanization on plant growth and trophic-level relationships. |
