Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • PhD, Oceanography

    •   Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego

  • MS, Oceanography

    •   Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego

  • MS, Marine Science

    •   Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, San Jose State University

  • BA, Journalism

    •   Duquesne University

Employment

  • Contractor (2024)

    •   North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation

  • Contractor (2024)

    •   Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

  • Research Associate and NSF Office of Polar Programs Postdoctoral Fellow (2022-2024)

    •   Oregon State University

  • Acoustic Analyst (2022)

    •   Contractor for NOAA, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center

  • Trophic Ecologist (2021-2022)

    •   Contractor for NOAA, Southwest Fisheries Science Center

  • Survey Design Expert (2020)

    •   The Nature Conservancy

  • Research Assistant (2014-2015)

    •   Integral Consulting, Inc.

  • Research Biologist (2013-2019)

    •   Cascadia Research Collective

  • Marine Scientist (2012-2014)

    •   Sea Engineering, Inc.

Teaching and Mentoring

Teaching
  • Resource Tracking of Migratory Animals , Wageningen University
  • Marine Mammal Biology, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  • Navigating Wicked Marine Problems, Stanford University
  • Introduction to Entrepreneurialism, Duquesne University
  • Financing, Valuing& Exiting Business, Duquesne University

Mentoring
  • Brijonnay Madrigal (PhD HIMB ‘25), Nancy Foster Scholarship Mentorship Program
  • Neha Ram (MAS SIO ’20), Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Program, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
  • Victoria Hermanson (MAS SIO ‘19), Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Program, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
  • Allison Cusick (PhD SIO ‘22), Biological Oceanography, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
  • Taylor Eddy (BS CSUMB ‘15), Summer Ocean Science Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program