In fall 2023, I will be moving to Michigan State University as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) with a joint appointment at Kellogg Biological Station (KBS). I am actively recruiting grad students and postdocs to start in fall 2023. If you are interested, please check out the Gerson Lab webpage and reach out!
I am a watershed biogeochemist interested in the impact of human activity on the cycling of elements in the environment. I am currently a postdoctoral scholar with Dr. Eve Hinckley at the University of Colorado Boulder.
I earned a PhD in Ecology at Duke University with Dr. Emily Bernhardt with funding from a NSF GRFP. I earned a Master’s in Environmental Engineering Science with Dr. Charles Driscoll under a University Fellowship. I also spent a year as a postdoc at the University of California Berkeley with Dr. Whendee Silver. Prior to beginning my graduate studies, I spent two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Senegal, where I taught health and environmental education at local schools and communities.
I firmly believe that a fundamental aspect of scientific inquiry is sharing information with those outside the academic community. I thus write short articles for news outlets such as National Geographic and Scientific American to explain my research and seek out opportunities to engage local middle and high school classes in hands-on activities related to my discipline. I have also shared the results of my research with policy makers, NGOs, and local community stakeholders. Additionally, I co-founded and co-direct a two-week science backpacking summer program for high school students who identify as female or gender non-conforming from backgrounds underrepresented in STEM. Through this program (GALS), based in North Carolina with partner programs established throughout the country, I hope to inspire high school students to pursue STEM and to develop as leaders.
I am a watershed biogeochemist interested in the impact of human activity on the cycling of elements in the environment. I am currently a postdoctoral scholar with Dr. Eve Hinckley at the University of Colorado Boulder.
I earned a PhD in Ecology at Duke University with Dr. Emily Bernhardt with funding from a NSF GRFP. I earned a Master’s in Environmental Engineering Science with Dr. Charles Driscoll under a University Fellowship. I also spent a year as a postdoc at the University of California Berkeley with Dr. Whendee Silver. Prior to beginning my graduate studies, I spent two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Senegal, where I taught health and environmental education at local schools and communities.
I firmly believe that a fundamental aspect of scientific inquiry is sharing information with those outside the academic community. I thus write short articles for news outlets such as National Geographic and Scientific American to explain my research and seek out opportunities to engage local middle and high school classes in hands-on activities related to my discipline. I have also shared the results of my research with policy makers, NGOs, and local community stakeholders. Additionally, I co-founded and co-direct a two-week science backpacking summer program for high school students who identify as female or gender non-conforming from backgrounds underrepresented in STEM. Through this program (GALS), based in North Carolina with partner programs established throughout the country, I hope to inspire high school students to pursue STEM and to develop as leaders.
