Introduction

I am currently a Program Director in the Division for Earth Sciences at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).

In 2019-20, I served as the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) William L. Fisher Congressional Geoscience Fellow and then as professional staff with House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. With the Select Committee, I helped with the writing and implementation of a comprehensive Congressional climate action plan, focusing on the role of climate science for solving the climate crisis.

Previously, I served as a 2017-19 AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow in the Directorate for Geosciences at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). At NSF, I worked to improve policies, practices, and resources for research data access and sharing, toward improving research transparency and enabling new data-driven scientific discovery in the geosciences.

Prior to my work in science policy, I pursued postdoctoral research (2013-17) with Jasper Kok at UCLA on aeolian (wind-driven) sediment transport processes.

I earned my Ph.D. (2008-13) with Doug Jerolmack at the University of Pennsylvania on fluvial (water-driven) sediment transport processes.

I earned my Bachelor’s degree in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Princeton University (2003-2008), where I also obtained certificates in Geological Engineering and East Asian Studies.

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