Academic Work

I began doing independent research my first semester at UWW. I worked closely with my mentor, Rex Hanger, and began my research looking for real world examples of the "future fossils" I had in my head. That research then developed into my main body of work focused around the Anthropocene and what those "future fossils" could really look like. I was awarded a grant to complete research during the Summer of 2020 and presented my results at the University of Wisconsin-Whiteweater's Virtual Fall 2020 Undergraduate Research Day. I expanded on this research in the Spring of 2021 and presented my artwork at the UW System Symposium in the Spring of 2021.

I began taking GIS classes my second semester at UWW and quickly fell in love with creating maps. I have always been an artist at heart, and I am lucky that when working with ArcMap, I get to work with scientific data and artistic principles. I took several technique courses to obtain a GIS certificate that has allowed me to apply technical skills to multiple real world examples.

The ability to communicate has proven an important skill no matter what the job or task. Through out my college career I have refined both my oral and written communication skills. Without this key skill, the work I create wouldn't fulfill its purpose to start a conversation on the issue of human consumption and disposal practices.