As an assistant professor in human-environment interactions, I investigates how natural disturbances and climate variability shape coastal and terrestrial ecosystems over time. Trained in palynology and paleoecology, my research integrates microfossil, geochemical and geospatial data to reconstruct past hurricanes, floods and vegetation dynamics. Current projects use multiproxy and machine-learning approaches to differentiate marine and terrestrial sediment inputs in the northern Gulf of Mexico and establish high-resolution paleotempestology records. Beyond coastal systems, I am expanding collaborations with Auburn forestry and agricultural researchers, applying pollen analysis to questions of pollination ecology, crop production and environmental change. description