As an undergraduate at Cornell University and a student at Shoals Marine Laboratory, I began a winding research journey that spanned taxa and disciplines, from dogs to ducks and from behavior to biomechanics. Through these projects, I gained a fascination for the kind of holistic biological questions that could only be explored through direct work with live animals.

After graduating, I moved on to West Chester University and a masters degree with Dr. Frank Fish analyzing the form and function of dolphin tail flukes as well as the physics of dolphin locomotion. I continued my graduate career at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station under the mentorship of Dr. Jeremy Goldbogen. For my dissertation, I used CATS biologging tags to study how allometric scaling relationships impact the mechanical and energetic efficiency of large whale swimming and foraging.

Currently, I am a post-doctoral researcher at UH Manoa’s Marine Mammal Research Program focused on building local capacity for use of accelerometer-based biologging tags in Hawaii. For more information about my current and past research projects, please visit my research page. Or visit my CV to find out more about my other experience.

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