Introduction

   

I am pursuing my PhD in Earth Sciences and Water at the University of Waterloo in Ontario. I am working with Dr. Nandita Basu, researching the use of parsimonious models to understand watershed processes influencing stream chemistry and drinking water treatability in steep forested catchments impacted by wildfires. I come from a process-based earth science background, with previous work in surface-groundwater interactions in steep and low-gradient catchments, and in nitrogen cycling at this interface. I'm passionate about the intersection between these natural processes and the possible implications for policy and management decisions. I'm a graduate of Michigan State University and the University of New Hampshire.