Experience

San Francisco Estuary Institute

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

• Environmental Scientist

  • Feb 2022 - Present



Living Earth Collaborative, Washington University in St. Louis

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • Jun 2019 - Feb 2022



Wild Farm Alliance

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Independent Contractor - Ecologist

  • Jul 2018 - Jan 2022

  Technical consultant to the Wild Farm Alliance. Co-author of Supporting Beneficial Birds and Managing Pest Birds (https://www.wildfarmalliance.org/supporting_beneficial_birds_and_managing_pest_birds_resource). Technical consultant to the Wild Farm Alliance. Co-author of Supporting Beneficial Birds and Managing Pest Birds (https://www.wildfarmalliance.org/supporting_beneficial_birds_and_managing_pest_birds_resource).



University of California, Davis

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Group in Ecology Research Fellow, Teaching Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant

  • Oct 2013 - Dec 2017

  Graduate Group in Ecology Research Fellow (3 academic quarters)Principles & Application of Ecological Theory (2 academic quarters)Graduate level course that provides a broad background in the principles and applications of ecology, and serves as a foundation for advanced ecology courses. Topics include ecophysiology, behavioral ecology, population ecology, genetics and evolution. Emphasis on historical developments, current understanding, and real world applications.Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture (2 academic quarters)Multidisciplinary introduction to agricultural sustainability with a natural sciences emphasis. Sustainability concepts and perspectives. Agricultural evolution, history, resources and functions. Diverse agricultural systems and practices and their relative sustainability. Laboratories provide direct experience with selected agricultural practices and systems.Graduate Researcher Assistant in the Lab of Dr. Marcel Holyoak. Department of Environmental Science and Policy. (2 academic quarters)

• Dissertation Year Fellow

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2016



University of California Cooperative Extension

• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Collaborator and Statistical Consultant

  • Jul 2013 - Dec 2016

  Paid research collaborator and periodic statistical consultant to UCCE farm advisor for field crops and pest management. Paid research collaborator and periodic statistical consultant to UCCE farm advisor for field crops and pest management.



California Audubon

• United States
• Investment Management

• Independent Research Contractor

  • Jul 2016 - Oct 2016

  Completed and reported an extensive literature review and proposed study design to evaluate the potential trade-offs and synergies for avian occupancy, pest reduction services, pathogen transmission, and crop damage in almond production systems. Completed and reported an extensive literature review and proposed study design to evaluate the potential trade-offs and synergies for avian occupancy, pest reduction services, pathogen transmission, and crop damage in almond production systems.



National Science Foundation

• United States

• NSF Graduate Research Fellow - UC Davis

  • Aug 2011 - Jul 2013

• NSF Graduate Research Fellow - Humboldt State University

  • Jul 2010 - Jun 2011



Point Blue Conservation Science

• United States
• Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Eastern Sierra Nevada regional director of projects

  • Feb 1998 - Apr 2010

  1998-2006: I supervised multiple avian research and monitoring projects to investigate community patterns in habitat use, demography, and species interactions. Important to this research was its application to restoration, land and water management, and conservation policy. As such, my time was also spent participating in Joint Ventures, technical committees, and working groups, and cultivating regional collaborations with land managers, municipal agencies, conservation and policy organizations, academic researchers, and community members. I hired and supervised over 50 full-time and seasonal staff and interns (up to 14/yr), some with whom I continue to collaborate. My additional duties included proposal writing, fundraising, and budget management for all project related expenses, including salaries and stipends for assistants and myself; with co-PIs I raised over 1 million dollars.2007-2010: Worked part time assisting with leadership transition and training, data collection, report writing, proposal writing, data analysis, and peer reviewed publication submissions, while completing prerequisite graduate requirement courses, and then while obtaining my MSc.

• Field Research Supervisor and Field Station Manager

  • Feb 1997 - Mar 1998

  Field supervisor for the long term coastal scrub landbird demography study at Palomarin Field Station, Point Reyes National Seashore. Also manager of field station work space and living quarters.



OIKONOS-ECOSYSTEM KNOWLEDGE

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-founder & Founding Board Member

  • 2002 - 2006

  As a co-founder, founding board member, and ecologist, I helped develop Oikonos’ integrative science-art-conservation vision. With collaborators from UC Riverside and Point Blue Conservation Science, I initiated studies on the nesting ecology of birds recolonizing the recovering tributary streams of Mono Lake, California, with a focus on the identification of Yellow Warbler nest predators and patterns in predation risk. This study complemented my on-going work with Point Blue Conservation Science at the time. I feel lucky to continue to drop in on this fantastic organization to spend field time with Oikonos ecologists!



H.T. Harvey & Associates

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant, Adélie Penguin Project

  • 1997 - 2000



U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Biological Technician - California Condor Recovery Program

  • Nov 1995 - Mar 1996



U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant, Steller’s Eider survival study

  • 1995 - 1996