About

I have worked on various environmental issues and projects over the past 10 years that are multidisciplinary and cross-disciplinary in nature such as impacts of land use change on hydrological process, socio-ecological simulation modeling of governance and ecological processes, forest risk management of invasive species and ecological vulnerability and habitat. My research in Environmental/Natural Resource Economics dealing with the relationship between the economy and the environment. In particular, environmental issues centered around ecosystem responses to environmental change, including monitoring and modeling the interactions between land use change, biophysical effects of economic activity, forest conservation, watershed quality, and natural disturbances are of prime importance.

Working on different aspects of environmental issues has helped me to come up with new solutions by combining techniques used in many different fields. During these years I have developed many skills, like how to design integrated geospatial tools, collaborating work with faculty and scientists from state and federal forestry organizations to develop cross-disciplinary research, writing grants, and building innovative decision-making tools. These skills help me to work on research projects and design novel and effective tools and solutions to common environmental issues.