Education
Columbia University, New York, NY
M.A. in Earth and Environmental Science, March 2017 GPA: 3.83
M.Phil. in Earth and Environmental Science, Spring 2019
PhD in Earth and Environmental Science, Spring 2021
Dissertation: Climate and Human History of the North Atlantic: Perspectives from Lipid Biomarkers in Lake Sediments
Advisor: Dr. Billy D’Andrea
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
M.Sc. with Distinction in Geology, July 2015, GPA: 8.0/9.0
Thesis: Geochemistry of Auckland Island Lake Sediments: Recording Late Holocene Changes in the Southern Hemisphere Westerly Winds
Advisor: Dr. Chris Moy
Pomona College, Claremont, CA
B.A. in Geology, minor in Environmental Analysis, May 2013, GPA: 3.66/4.00
Thesis: New stratigraphy, geochronology, and geochemistry from the Chickaloon Formation, south-central AK: implications for high-latitude climate variability during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
Other Educational Experiences
Advanced Climate Dynamics Course, Bonne Bay, Newfoundland, 2016
Isocamp: Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry and Ecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake, Utah 2016
Quaternary Techniques Short Course, GNS Science, Lower Hutt, New Zealand, 2014
Honors and Awards
Chevron Student Initiative Fund Award, 2017, 2018, 2019
Sarah Langer Book Prize, 2017
Rolex Explorer’s Grant, 2017
Kenneth and Linda Ciriacks Graduate Student Fellowship, 2016
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mention, 2016
Fulbright Fellowship, 2014
Mason L. Hill Memorial Award, 2013
Don Zenger Award, 2012
Pomona College Scholar, 2011