I am a scientist passionate about protecting coastal ecosystems and the people who depend on them.
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I study applied fish ecology as a PhD candidate in the Coastal Ecology and Conservation Lab at University of Michigan.
My research is centered around fish and fisher behavior in small-scale fisheries in French Polynesia and the Caribbean.
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[September 2024] I am attending the the NMFS-SG Symposium and American Fisheries Society Symposium this month in Honolulu, HI to present my research on artificial reefs and premiere our film Fish for Tomorrow.
[August 2024] My research using an individual-based model to quantify the effects of fish size structure and behavior was accepted for publication in Ecological Applications.
[June 2024] I returned from shooting a short film on fisheries and climate change in The Bahamas. The film was generously funded by the 2024 UM EEB Science for the People Award.
[Feb 2024] I've been busy finishing my PhD, while still finding time for field work in The Bahamas and Dominican Republic.
[August 2023] I presented my research at multiple conferences this month: NMFS-Sea Grant Populations Dynamics Symposium at the NOAA Headquarters in Silver Spring, MD and Ecological Society of America in Portland, OR.
[June 2023] Grateful to have received the 2023 UM EEB JEDI Award for my work with the PODS program! Read more here
I acknowledge that my field research is conducted in post-colonial nations with histories of oppression and resource and knowledge extraction. Here are some resources that I find useful: de Vos 2020, Asase et al. 2021, Stefanoudis et al. 2021