CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL STATEMENT
My research explores the environmental imaginaries and experiences of women in agriculture in South Carolina. I approach the subject through a political ecology lens, using in-depth interviews to understand how female farmers are shaping and are shaped by the food system in the American South.
EDUCATION
University of Colorado - Denver | 4.0 GPA
MA Applied Geography and Geospatial Science
May 2022
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University of Colorado - Denver
Graduate Certificate GIS
May 2022
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Appalachian State University
BS Sustainable Development (Agroecology Concentration)
With Honors
December 2017
SKILLS
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ArcGIS Pro
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ENVI Image Analysis Software
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R Statistical Software
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Public Speaking
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Scientific and professional writing
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Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis
COURSEWORK
GEOG 5060 - Remote Sensing I
Learned the basics of remote sensing by being introduced to ENVI Image Analysis Software
GEOG 5085 - GIS Applications for the Urban Environment
Used ArcGIS Pro to analyze data for the urban environment such as census data, parcels, tax data, and SSURGO data
GEOG 6750 - Research Design
Learned the basics of research design and the epistemologies and ontologies that guide various designs
SOCY 5193 – Qualitative Data Analysis
Developed skills related to a variety of qualitative data designs such as in-depth interviewing, content analysis, and ethnographic work
GEOG 4520 - Politics of Nature
Learned the foundations of political ecology with a focus on food scholarship
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GEOG 5020 - Foundations Seminar
Acquired an understanding of the history geographic thought and its contemporary articulations
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GEOG 5050 - Cartography and Computer Mapping | In Progress
Mastering the science of map-making by learning about design principles and map production
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GEOG 5081 - Applied Spatial Statistics | In Progress
Applying spatial analytical principles to GIS analysis
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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Lead Teaching Assistant | University of Colorado Denver | Fall 2021 - Spring 2022​​
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Organizes and helps facilitate new TA orientations
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Assists other Teaching Assistants and lab instructors by offering advice and answering questions regarding job responsibilities
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Leads monthly professional development meetings
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Fulfills various administrative responsibilities for the GES department
Lab Instructor | University of Colorado - Denver | Fall 2020 - Spring 2021
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Edits and grades writing assignments by offering in-depth feedback
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Delivers and prepares lectures by researching topics, fact checking material, and creating slides
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Facilitates laboratory activities for an environmental science course
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NOMINATIONS:
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MA Cohort Representative, Graduate Student Executive Council | Fall 2020 - Spring 2022
Abstract Presenter, DOPE 2021 Conference | February 2021
Contributing Scholar, Environment and Society Research Collective
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PUBLICATIONS
"Finding Peace in a Greenhouse." 2019. Ruminate Magazine
"The Straining of North Carolina's Chattooga River and the Artform that Could Save It." 2021. 100 Days in Appalachia
"Women's Work: South Carolina Farm Mothers." 2021. Forthcoming in Edge Effects
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