Taking notes at a crack in the sea ice
© A Mahoney
Looking out at swimming ringed seals
© D Hauser
Using a Magnaprobe to measure snow depth
© D Hauser
I am a PhD student at University of Washington's School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS), advised by Dr. Kristin Laidre. I'm broadly interested in the impacts of climate change on wildlife, particularly in the Arctic where change is especially rapid. My graduate research is focused on quantifying the relationship between ringed seal (Pusa hispida) lairs and snow characteristics in the context of Arctic climate change (See the "Research" tab for more information).
I graduated from the University of Montana in 2015 with a B.S. in Wildlife Biology and minors in Mathematics and Climate Change Studies. For my undergraduate research, I used playback experiments to study the acoustic mimicry of bird alarm calls in walnut sphinx caterpillars (Amorpha juglandis). In my free time, I love spending time with my cat, painting wildlife, picking berries, taking care of my houseplant jungle, drinking lots of tea, and reading sci-fi/fantasy novels.