Welcome!
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I'm an urban ecologist who investigates how societal inequity and injustice shape the landscapes people and wildlife experience, and what that means for our collective futures. My research spans across ecological scales, from what shapes an individual's behavior to investigating the drivers of biodiversity, and thinks holistically about cities to promote positive human-wildlife interactions, evenly monitor urban biodiversity, and improve access to nature.
Currently, I'm an ecologist at Second Nature Ecology + Design. I completed my PhD at University of California, Berkeley with Dr. Christopher Schell. I also formerly served as the Co-Chair of the Environmental Justice Section of the Ecological Society of America from 2021-2023. |
"There will never be science for the people until we have all the people in science." - Dr. Joseph Graves Jr.
Recent publications:
- In Scientific Reports. Check out "Differential effects of human density, environmental health, and group size on urban coyote detection, boldness, and exploration" as an open access article here!
- In People & Nature. Check out "Will biodiversity actions yield healthy places? A systematic review of human health outcomes associated with biodiversity-focused urban greening" as an open access article here!
- In Urban Ecosystems. Check out "Environment contamination predicts mammal diversity and mesocarnivore activity in the Seattle-Tacoma metro area" as an open access article here!
- In Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience. Check out "Queering ecology: (Re)Constructing ecology as a home to better understand the social-ecological pressures of wildlife." as an open access article here!
- In Plos One Biology. Check out "Language matters: Ecology and evolutionary biology terminology disproportionately harms marginalized groups" as an open access article here!
- In Scientific Reports. Check out "Differential effects of human density, environmental health, and group size on urban coyote detection, boldness, and exploration" as an open access article here!
- In People & Nature. Check out "Will biodiversity actions yield healthy places? A systematic review of human health outcomes associated with biodiversity-focused urban greening" as an open access article here!
- In Urban Ecosystems. Check out "Environment contamination predicts mammal diversity and mesocarnivore activity in the Seattle-Tacoma metro area" as an open access article here!
- In Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience. Check out "Queering ecology: (Re)Constructing ecology as a home to better understand the social-ecological pressures of wildlife." as an open access article here!
- In Plos One Biology. Check out "Language matters: Ecology and evolutionary biology terminology disproportionately harms marginalized groups" as an open access article here!
Header image by Zoë Rossman