Biography

I grew up surrounded by the Sonoran Desert in Tucson, Arizona. As an undergraduate at Harvard, I completed a degree in Earth & Planetary Sciences and began researching the effects of climate change on vulnerable landscapes like those in my hometown. I am particularly interested in developing and implementing modeling tools to answer important questions about how forests around the world will respond to a warmer and drier world. As a PhD candidate in the Plant Sciences department at Cambridge, I will use vegetation models to understand the effects of climate change and logging on tropical forests. It is crucial to preserve tropical forests which host incredible biodiversity and provide one of Earth’s most important carbon sinks while also finding ways to meet our timber needs. As part of my research, I hope to work closely with industry leaders and policymakers to develop actionable solutions.

Previous Education

Harvard University Earth and Planetary Sciences 2025