Experience

NESCAUM

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Environmental Analyst

  • Sep 2019 - Present



Columbia University Postdoctoral Society

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations

• President

  • Jan 2019 - Aug 2019

  I lead the executive team and committee chairs in developing programming to support the social networking and professional development of postdocs at Columbia University. My responsibilities include preparing bi-weekly Mailchimp digests and monitoring our social media channels (e.g. Twitter and Facebook via Hootsuite), working with the Treasurer to ensure our budget is healthy, and managing member, affiliate, and alumni listservs with the Secretary. Previously, I was a member of the Research… Show more I lead the executive team and committee chairs in developing programming to support the social networking and professional development of postdocs at Columbia University. My responsibilities include preparing bi-weekly Mailchimp digests and monitoring our social media channels (e.g. Twitter and Facebook via Hootsuite), working with the Treasurer to ensure our budget is healthy, and managing member, affiliate, and alumni listservs with the Secretary. Previously, I was a member of the Research and Professional Development and the Networking Committee. Show less I lead the executive team and committee chairs in developing programming to support the social networking and professional development of postdocs at Columbia University. My responsibilities include preparing bi-weekly Mailchimp digests and monitoring our social media channels (e.g. Twitter and Facebook via Hootsuite), working with the Treasurer to ensure our budget is healthy, and managing member, affiliate, and alumni listservs with the Secretary. Previously, I was a member of the Research… Show more I lead the executive team and committee chairs in developing programming to support the social networking and professional development of postdocs at Columbia University. My responsibilities include preparing bi-weekly Mailchimp digests and monitoring our social media channels (e.g. Twitter and Facebook via Hootsuite), working with the Treasurer to ensure our budget is healthy, and managing member, affiliate, and alumni listservs with the Secretary. Previously, I was a member of the Research and Professional Development and the Networking Committee. Show less



Columbia University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • Sep 2016 - Aug 2019

  After my PhD, I was awarded the Earth Institute of Columbia University Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2016. I completed that in 2018, maintaining close collaboration with members of my cohort, and transitioned to the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory as Postdoctoral Research Scientist. In my research, I use chemical transport models (CMAQ, GEOS-Chem) to understand anthropogenic energy sector contributions to outdoor air quality. Using model-estimated exposure estimates and… Show more After my PhD, I was awarded the Earth Institute of Columbia University Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2016. I completed that in 2018, maintaining close collaboration with members of my cohort, and transitioned to the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory as Postdoctoral Research Scientist. In my research, I use chemical transport models (CMAQ, GEOS-Chem) to understand anthropogenic energy sector contributions to outdoor air quality. Using model-estimated exposure estimates and concentration-response functions, I quantify the human health burden avoided from combustion sectors such as domestic biomass burning, transportation, and electricity production in India. Further, I am interested in seasonal and sub-seasonal changes in aerosol composition, specifically as it relates to seasonal biomass burning. I work both across disciplines and internationally to develop and publish this research. This involves giving seminars, lectures, and working closely with collaborators (sometimes across time zones!). In my time as postdoc, I have led and participated in coordinating visits to senate and congressional offices with fellow scientists for the American Geophysical Union Climate Science and Geoscience Visit Days. I was selected for the competitive American Meteorological Society Summer Policy Colloquium where participants interacted with legislators and science policy professionals. Show less After my PhD, I was awarded the Earth Institute of Columbia University Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2016. I completed that in 2018, maintaining close collaboration with members of my cohort, and transitioned to the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory as Postdoctoral Research Scientist. In my research, I use chemical transport models (CMAQ, GEOS-Chem) to understand anthropogenic energy sector contributions to outdoor air quality. Using model-estimated exposure estimates and… Show more After my PhD, I was awarded the Earth Institute of Columbia University Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2016. I completed that in 2018, maintaining close collaboration with members of my cohort, and transitioned to the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory as Postdoctoral Research Scientist. In my research, I use chemical transport models (CMAQ, GEOS-Chem) to understand anthropogenic energy sector contributions to outdoor air quality. Using model-estimated exposure estimates and concentration-response functions, I quantify the human health burden avoided from combustion sectors such as domestic biomass burning, transportation, and electricity production in India. Further, I am interested in seasonal and sub-seasonal changes in aerosol composition, specifically as it relates to seasonal biomass burning. I work both across disciplines and internationally to develop and publish this research. This involves giving seminars, lectures, and working closely with collaborators (sometimes across time zones!). In my time as postdoc, I have led and participated in coordinating visits to senate and congressional offices with fellow scientists for the American Geophysical Union Climate Science and Geoscience Visit Days. I was selected for the competitive American Meteorological Society Summer Policy Colloquium where participants interacted with legislators and science policy professionals. Show less



University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2016

  As a graduate research assistant, I fulfilled many roles. In my research, I used the Community Multi-scale Air Quality (CMAQ) model extensively in conjunction with in situ measurements and satellite observations. With these tools, I sought to understand the natural (or biogenic) contribution to particulate matter pollution in the U.S., used CMAQ to evaluate the freight modal shift impact on air pollution in the Midwest U.S., evaluated anthropogenic sectoral impacts on particle and ozone… Show more As a graduate research assistant, I fulfilled many roles. In my research, I used the Community Multi-scale Air Quality (CMAQ) model extensively in conjunction with in situ measurements and satellite observations. With these tools, I sought to understand the natural (or biogenic) contribution to particulate matter pollution in the U.S., used CMAQ to evaluate the freight modal shift impact on air pollution in the Midwest U.S., evaluated anthropogenic sectoral impacts on particle and ozone pollution in the U.S., and developed and evaluated one of the first uses of CMAQ over the Indian subcontinent.

• Tutor

  • Sep 2012 - May 2016

  Tutor student athletes in Algebra, Trigonometry, Calculus, Water Sciences, Weather and Climate. Often coordinated schedules with multiple students for group sessions.

• Project Assistant

  • Jan 2012 - May 2012

  Completed my first independent research project trying to understand how boundary conditions influence air quality within a domain. Used the Community Multi-scale Air Quality (CMAQ) model with personally modified boundary conditions data sets to achieve this goal.

• Student Researcher

  • Jun 2011 - Dec 2011

  Worked extensively with MATLAB and data in XML and NetCDF format.



International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

• Austria
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Young Scientist Summer Program Participant

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  While at IIASA, I worked with researchers in the Mitigation of Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gases and Energy Programs to include updated information in gridded emissions datasets for India to use in CMAQ, a regional air quality model, to simulate air quality conditions. While at IIASA, I worked with researchers in the Mitigation of Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gases and Energy Programs to include updated information in gridded emissions datasets for India to use in CMAQ, a regional air quality model, to simulate air quality conditions.



US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• ORISE Graduate Research Participant

  • Jun 2013 - Sep 2013

  Performed air quality model simulations with the Community Multi-scale Air Quality (CMAQ) model to evaluate measurements of a particular isoprene-derived aerosol species taken in Atlanta, GA in late summer 2011. Results from this research project were incorporated in my M.S. thesis. Performed air quality model simulations with the Community Multi-scale Air Quality (CMAQ) model to evaluate measurements of a particular isoprene-derived aerosol species taken in Atlanta, GA in late summer 2011. Results from this research project were incorporated in my M.S. thesis.



WGN-TV

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Weather Center Intern

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Intern for Tom Skilling and Duffy Atkins in the WGN TV Weather Center Intern for Tom Skilling and Duffy Atkins in the WGN TV Weather Center