I am interested in the synthesis, analysis, and application of information to support decision-making. To date, my work has focused on wildlife geographies and habitat requirements for conservation and management, combining technical skills with expertise in wildlife and landscape ecology. Past projects include:
- Improving methods for incorporating species occurrence and expert opinion data into species range maps.
- Software to support exploration of NC Bird Atlas data.
- Synthesizing data into known range and predictive habitat maps for the USGS’s National Gap Analysis Project.
- Measuring the effects of off-road vehicle traffic on shorebird habitat use and behavior.
- Identifying spatial and temporal trends in bird abundance on a barrier island.
- Writing habitat conservation recommendations for planners, developers, and managers.
- Exploring potential statewide changes in wildlife habitat due to bioenergy demand.
- Linking projected landscape changes induced by European demand for wood pellets to patterns in wildlife biodiversity.
- Developing novel, multispecies landscape pattern metrics that incorporate diverse species’ habitat requirements and spatial ecologies.
My technical skillset encompasses Python, R, SQL, Git, Conda, and various database systems (SQLite, SQL Server, MS Access, MongoDB) for spatial analyses. I have experience designing, developing, and implementing data analysis pipelines, spatial models, and software tools (e.g., wildlife-wrangler) to support national, regional, and statewide initiatives.
Biodiversity and Spatial Information Center