I am a community ecologist primarily interested in game mammal ecology and conservation. Currently, I am a postdoc at Pennsylvania State University studying spatial dynamics of chronic wasting disease among white-tailed deer. Prior to this position, I worked on long-term monitoring plans for white-tailed deer in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. I completed my Ph.D. studying gray wolf, moose, and white-tailed deer ecology in collaboration with the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, my M.S. studying feral pigs on the Big Island of Hawai‘i, and my B.A. studying waterbird habitat selection on the coast of Lake Erie. My long-term ambition is to earn a professorship to continue pursuing wildlife research, collaborating with native peoples, and working with students both in and out of the classroom, which I greatly enjoy. In my free time, I am an avid hunter and baseball fan.
