Expertise

I am a geospatial scientist, biogeographer, and paleoecologist with specializations in geovisual analytics, environmental change modeling, and human-environment interactions. My research focuses broadly on integrating quantitative field-based ecosystem observations with climate and environmental change simulations/geovisualizations.


Research Interests

  • The role of Native Californians in shaping 4000 years of forest structure/composition in California’s mountains
  • Reconstructing of high-temporal resolution Holocene histories of vegetation, fire, and climate
  • Using paleolandscape modeling to quantitatively test pre-historic land-use legacies
  • Visualizing of landscape change using 2D, 3D, and augmented/virtual reality environments
  • Using of climate sensors and the Internet of Things to visualize topographic and physiographic variations in microclimates and forests

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Organizational Affiliations

Professor, Geography Department

Past Affiliations

Adjunct Faculty - Dept of Geography, University of Nevada Reno (United States, Reno) - UNR

Research Engineer Technician - Dept of Geography, New Mexico State University (United States, Las Cruces) - NMSU

Lecturer, University of Toledo (United States, Toledo)

Education

Geography
2006, B.A., San  Diego State University (United States, San Diego) - SDSU
Applied Geography
2011, M.A.G., New Mexico State University (United States, Las Cruces) - NMSU

Minor in Geographic Information Systems

Geography
2016, Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno (United States, Reno) - UNR