I am a professional science communicator based in the Chesapeake Bay region of the United States. In addition to my daytime work on ecosystem health assessment and science communication, I am an unpublished author of climate fantasy and ecofiction.

My graduate research facilitated the restoration of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV!) in the Hudson River Estuary. I love SAV as a study system because it’s useful to the planet and to us. SAV habitats around the world support fisheries and recreation. Additionally, SAV beds have enormous capacity to store carbon, which is critical to mitigating climate change.

Since then, I have worked as a science communicator (my actual job title!) in Maryland. My science communication practice centers the needs and interests of the community through stakeholder engagement. Nobody better understands environmental change than the people who are living with it. Once I’ve spoken to stakeholders, I seek out existing data to study the issues they’ve identified. I construct compelling narratives around environmental conditions and actions in partnership with the people who are living through it. Finally, I produce beautiful and visually engaging documents that communicate the complex underlying science to a variety of audiences including experts, non-experts, environmental managers, and concerned citizens.

I believe very strongly in applying science to environmental management and action, particularly when it comes to the changing climate.

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