I grew up in California hiking and camping throughout the diverse ecosystems that make up the state. As soon as I was old enough I joined the Boy Scouts which significantly increased my amount of camping, hiking and backpacking and other outdoor pursuits. All of this time spent in wild spaces as a youth instilled a strong conservation ethic in me.
I received my BS from the University of California at Davis (UC Davis) in 2009 in Wildlife Fish and Conservation Biology. During my time at UC Davis I gained a real appreciation for the importance of quality research in guiding conservation and wildlife management. I also developed a passion for the research process and the constant evolution of research questions and applications. After graduating I worked on an array of wildlife research projects across the United States, and for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) supporting the management of wildlife. My experiences range from studies of small mammals responses to timber harvest and habitat association on levees in California, to black bears in Louisiana and California and Grizzly bears in Montana. I subsequently received my Masters in Wildlife Sciences, from Auburn University in 2017 with a thesis on the genetic health of black bears in Alabama. I defended my dissertation Carnivoran Frugivory and its Effect on Seed Dispersal, Plant Community Composition, Migration, and Biotic Carbon Storage at Utah State University in December 2021 completing my PhD in Ecology in the Department of Watershed Sciences.
I received my BS from the University of California at Davis (UC Davis) in 2009 in Wildlife Fish and Conservation Biology. During my time at UC Davis I gained a real appreciation for the importance of quality research in guiding conservation and wildlife management. I also developed a passion for the research process and the constant evolution of research questions and applications. After graduating I worked on an array of wildlife research projects across the United States, and for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) supporting the management of wildlife. My experiences range from studies of small mammals responses to timber harvest and habitat association on levees in California, to black bears in Louisiana and California and Grizzly bears in Montana. I subsequently received my Masters in Wildlife Sciences, from Auburn University in 2017 with a thesis on the genetic health of black bears in Alabama. I defended my dissertation Carnivoran Frugivory and its Effect on Seed Dispersal, Plant Community Composition, Migration, and Biotic Carbon Storage at Utah State University in December 2021 completing my PhD in Ecology in the Department of Watershed Sciences.
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