Science

My love for studying the natural world started with evening astronomy documentaries. I'm forever grateful for my many mentors and advocates in science who push me to be better with every project. Listed below are some topics I have worked on, including a list of things I'm very interested in starting collaborations in.

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Modeling Coastal Erosion

I am a geospatial analyst with the Climate Resilience Collaborative at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. I study coastal erosion and work to model Hawaii's future shorelines under sea-level rise from human-induced climate change. Our team also models high-wave flooding, groundwater inundation, compound flooding, among many other important climate hazards. We are generally passionate about equitable and place-based climate solutions in Hawai'i.

Moskvichev, R.U., Mikkelsen, A.B., Anderson, T.R. et al. Wave driven cross shore and alongshore transport reveal more extreme projections of shoreline change in island environments. Sci Rep 15, 10794 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95074-y

ICE OCEANS Lab

At the University of Oregon, I was advised by Professor David Sutherland and Dr. Kristin Schild. My project focused on Iceberg GPS tracking in Greenland fjords to infer oceanographic surface currents.

NASA SARP 2018

Along with gaining field work for various topics in Earth Science monitoring, my project focused on using hyperspectral imagery to detect impervious surfaces in Santa Barbara, California. I was mentored by Professor Dar Roberts and Dr. Alana Ayasse.

HI STAR 2014

As my first real research experience while in high school, Dr. J.D. Armstrong and Dr. B.J Fulton mentored me in creating light curves for exoplanet detection using imagery from the CoRoT telescope. We are pictured here working on Astro-J.

Other Interests:

I am always searching for new projects and collaborations in the fields of:

Conservation Biology & Ornithology
Glaciology & Climate Field Work
Planetary Science & Planetary Analogs to Icy Moons
Community and Place-Based Research Advocacy

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