Experience

Department of Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland
• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jun 2023 - Present


NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• EMIT Summer Intern

  • Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

  Determined the impact of scale on imaging spectroscopy data for biodiversity applications within the Biospheric Sciences Laboratory. Gathered EMIT and Landsat imagery from the NASA Earth Data Search Portal, and performed image resampling and reprojection. Performed image unmixing using endmembers collected from spectral libraries and with a MESMA analysis. Produced a report and 3 presentations from this work as well as contributed to a poster including data from the analysis. Determined the impact of scale on imaging spectroscopy data for biodiversity applications within the Biospheric Sciences Laboratory. Gathered EMIT and Landsat imagery from the NASA Earth Data Search Portal, and performed image resampling and reprojection. Performed image unmixing using endmembers collected from spectral libraries and with a MESMA analysis. Produced a report and 3 presentations from this work as well as contributed to a poster including data from the analysis.

• NASA DEVELOP Environmental Justice Intern

  • Jan 2023 - Mar 2023

  Create a dashboard of urban heat island hotspots around bus stops in New York City using Landsat 8-9 and ECOSTRESS data Create a dashboard of urban heat island hotspots around bus stops in New York City using Landsat 8-9 and ECOSTRESS data



UMD Federal and Global Fellows Programs

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Assistant, Energy and Environmental Policy

  • Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

  Prepared class syllabus and lessons in coordination with the professor. Managed course communication, tracked participation and attendance, and graded written assignments and presentations for 21 students throughout the semester Prepared class syllabus and lessons in coordination with the professor. Managed course communication, tracked participation and attendance, and graded written assignments and presentations for 21 students throughout the semester



University of Maryland

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• GEOSMASH Team Member

  • May 2022 - Jul 2022

  Utilize python spatial data analysis methods, including multiscale geographically weighted regression, to characterize how accessibility to urban green space in New York City varies between socioeconomic groups

• Undergraduate Research Assistant, Aquatic Toxicology Lab

  • Nov 2021 - May 2022

  Completed ocean water toxicity testing with Microtox equipment.

• Undergraduate Research Assistant, Campus Forest Carbon Project

  • Sep 2021 - Dec 2021

  Explored changes in the University of Maryland’s campus forest carbon over time via imagery and spatial data. Determined tree cover in ArcGIS Pro over time with campus arboretum data.



World Resources Institute

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Forest Watch Research Intern

  • Jan 2022 - May 2022

  Managed training data collection for Global Forest Watch’s drivers of deforestation project, including organizing meetings and workshops, creating slides, and answering questions Interpreted satellite imagery for causes of deforestation using Google Earth Engine and Google Earth Pro Managed training data collection for Global Forest Watch’s drivers of deforestation project, including organizing meetings and workshops, creating slides, and answering questions Interpreted satellite imagery for causes of deforestation using Google Earth Engine and Google Earth Pro



First Year Innovation and Research Experience (FIRE)

• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• FIRE Peer Research Mentor

  • Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

  Assisted Sustainability Analytics students in learning R, understanding cap-and-trade programs, and environmental justice applications.

• FIRE Student

  • Aug 2019 - Dec 2021

  Utilized Rstudio to make graphs and draw conclusions about emissions data from cap and trade programs. Completed work in groups.

• FIRE Summer Fellowship

  • Jun 2021 - Jul 2021

  Researched the effectiveness of windbreaks against the spread of citrus canker and greening on citrus groves in Florida. Used geospatial data and the machine learning techniques in the language R to assess the presence of windbreaks.

• FIRE Summer Fellowship

  • Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

  Utilized the software functions in R to clean and orgainize data in a group setting. The data addressed the topic of registered and non registered poultry sales in the Delaware, Maryland and Virginia area to track diseases among these species. This project was a collaboration with the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.



Burger King Corporation

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Team Member

  • Apr 2018 - Aug 2021

  Collect money (around $1,500 per shift) at a fast paced restaurant. Sanitize and clean eating areas for optimum business performance. Collect money (around $1,500 per shift) at a fast paced restaurant. Sanitize and clean eating areas for optimum business performance.