Assistant Professor and PI of the Riverscapes Lab

I'm a fluvial geomorphologist broadly interested in how rivers shape landscapes and how humans shape rivers. My fascination with flowing water began early. Growing up in Maine, I spent every chance I could get either submerged in water or building intricate channels of my own, but it wasn't until my undergraduate degree at Connecticut College that I learned how to study a river as a scientist. I worked as an ecological restoration project manager in the Northeast for several years on projects ranging from dam removal to coastal resiliency prior to getting my MS and PhD in geosciences at Colorado State University working with Ellen Wohl. 

My research explores physical processes and drivers that maintain important ecosystem functions in rivers as well as the loss of these processes in more heavily modified systems. I use this knowledge to figure out how we can improve riverscape function and resilience and work with a wide array of partners to integrate our research findings into river restoration, management, and policy. I believe science thrives when it is rooted in community-based needs and am interested in learning from and integrating those perspectives and projects into my work. 

Spending time on rocks and in rivers blends work and play for me. Outside of my research and teaching, I still spend much of my time exploring mountain and river environments where I enjoy skiing, climbing, trail running, biking, and kayaking.