A little about me...

I received my undergraduate degree in ecology research from The Evergreen State College in 2001. I have worked for both the US Forest Service and the National Parks Service seasonally since 1998 and I have just finished a 4 year term position with the USFS Olympia Forestry Sciences Laboratory Silviculture Team. I have provided technical field and botanical support to Bruce Marcot PhD., John Lehmkuhl PhD., Timothy Harrington PhD., David Marshall PhD., and Connie Harrington PhD..

Brief list of research involvement

• Old Forest Remnant Study - Bruce Marcot PhD. (USFS)
• Olympic Habitat Development Study - Connie Harrington PhD. (USFS)
• Elk Habitat Assessment Study - John Lehmkuhl PhD. (USFS)
• Long-Term Site Productivity Study - Timothy Harrington PhD. (USFS)

Research Interests

In my years of working in forestry research I have noticed many limitations to traditional data acquisition. With the introduction of an increasing diversity of technologies capable of intensifying and streamlining this process we raise our ability to ask questions and reduce the time and resources needed to collect data. I am interested in contributing to the body of practical knowledge needed to make the large-scale deployment of these technologies a reality. I have a particular interest in the proposed National Ecological Observatory Network project

Professional Affiliations

• Student member of the American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS)

MY ADVISOR: Dr. L. Monika Moskal