Download a copy of my resume, or explore the links below to learn more about my professional experiences in workforce development, program management, and education.

Professional Experience

Duke University Senior Program Coordinator for Assessment & Inclusive Excellence: Program management • Higher Education • Assessment and Evaluation 
UNC Scholars Program Coordinator: Program management • Workforce development • Survey design
​MobilizeGreen Alumni Network Chair: Workforce development • Program management • Partnerships
​USDA Forest Service Resource Assistants Program Liaison: Workforce development • Program development • Partnerships
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship: Curriculum development and implementation • Qualitative research
​The Nature Conservancy Education and Stewardship Liaison: Science communication •  Ecological fieldwork • Client engagement
City Blossoms Education and Development Intern: Nonprofit support and environmental research • Curriculum development and implementation
Southeast Lighthouse Foundation Public Interpreter: Public historic interpretation • Customer service

Education

PhD, Geography: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2023
Master of Arts, Geography: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2020
Bachelor of Arts, Bryn Mawr College, 2015, summa cum laude; Major: Spanish; Minor: Environmental Studies
Grants & Awards
  • National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship: August 2020-May 2023: Prestigious fellowship that recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported disciplines
  • American Association of Geographers Research Grant: February 2022: National award granted to a limited number of geographers whose research address questions of major importance to the discipline​
  • Landscape Research Group Grant: May 2021: Funding from international group of scholars who study and publish on landscape
  • Humanities for the Public Good Professional Pathway Award: April 2020: Mellon Foundation award that offers UNC graduate students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences the opportunity to pursue summer-long, project-based applied research within cultural institutions. 
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Horizon Award: December 2019: University award that recognizes graduate students whose research holds extremely high potential for making a significant contribution to the educational, economic, physical, social or cultural well-being of North Carolina citizens
Learn more about my qualitative research.

Volunteer Positions

Leader, Trainer, & Zoom Tech Support | Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) 
(March 2020-March 2025)
• Digital organizing • Zoom coordination and expertise • Stakeholder engagement
North Carolina State Level Judge | National History Day
(April 2021; April 2022; April 2023)
• Secondary education • Subject-matter expertise • Community engagement
Conference Session Lead & Volunteer Coordinator | National LGBTQ Task Force
(January 2021)
• Leading team of 5 other volunteers • Organization • Communication
Fall Homeschool Day Tour Guide | Stagville State Historic Site
(September 2020)
• Secondary and elementary education • Subject matter expertise •. Communication & community engagement
​New Member Outreach Team | Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) D.C. Chapter
​(August 2017-June 2018)
• Digital organizing • Recruitment • Stakeholder engagement