Interdisciplinary ocean professional advancing science-based solutions for nature and people 🌊
Professional Highlights
- 10+ years of experience in marine science research and policy, with Ph.D.-level expertise in marine biodiversity conservation, fisheries management, and environmental governance
- Proven experience working in both non-governmental organizations and government agencies to support strategy, program management, and coordination across international marine science research portfolios
- Co-authored 15+ peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and/or reports covering social, ecological, and policy aspects of marine management
- Skilled at communicating complex science through scientific articles, stakeholder engagement, and public outreach
- Collaborates effectively across diverse teams and cultural contexts, with hands-on community-based research experience supporting inclusive marine management strategies
When not working, you’ll find me running, experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen, exploring used bookstores, or planning my next coastal adventure!
Currently
- Global Ocean Program Associate at The Nature Conservancy, providing strategic program support and coordination to 350+ ocean staff across 50+ countries through fundraising, policy, strategic partnerships, communications, and capacity building.
- Research collaborator on LoggerheadSTRETCH (Sea Turtle Research Experiment on the Thermal Corridor Hypothesis), leading work focused on governance implications of climate-driven habitat shifts of sea turtles in the North Pacific
- Research contributor to ORRAA’s Gender and Climate Change Factsheets, which aim to inform gender-responsive policy and management practices in small-scale fisheries
- Member of the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management
- Contributing author to the inaugural USGS Biodiversity and Climate Change Assessment, leading a subsection on transformative fisheries governance
- Member of the Wider Editorial Board of Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures
Education
- Ph.D. in Environment and Resources, Stanford University (2024)
- M.S. in Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (2017)
- B.S. in Marine Vertebrate Biology, Stony Brook University (2014)