Education
2022 - Present
University of Texas at Austin
PhD Civil Engineering
Currently I am a doctoral candidate working towards my PhD in Civil Engineering. My dissertation is titled, "Description, prediction, and prescription of the compounding impacts of hazards on society."
2018 - 2021
University of Texas at Austin
Masters of Science in Engineering
Masters of Public Affairs
I did a dual master's degree in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering (EWRE) and Public Affairs. My thesis was titled, "Intersecting near real-time fluvial and pluvial inundation estimates with sociodemographic vulnerability to quantify a household flood impact index."
2014 - 2018
Auburn University
Bachelor of Biosystems Engineering
Minor in Sustainability Studies
Minor in German
While an undergraduate at Auburn University, I was named both the Alabama Society of Professional Engineers and the Auburn University Biosystems Engineering Outstanding Student of Year.
Research and Work Experience
2022 - Present
NASA FINESST
Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology Fellowship, supporting two years of graduate level research. This has been the primary funding source of my PhD. Funded projects have explored some of the following topics:
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Multi-variate analysis of daily Earth Observation anomalies
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Network analysis of flood hazards and social vulnerability
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Dynamical systems model of hazards and vulnerability
2019 - 2021
NSF GRFP
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, supporting three years of graduate level research. This was the primary funding source for my dual master's degree. Funded work included:
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Social hydrology and compound flooding impacts in urban areas
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Incorporating socioeconomic factors in flood modeling
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Near-real-time flood mapping
2019 - Present
Planet Texas 2050
NASA ATX Climate Atlas
DoE SETx-IUFL
To learn more about these programs please refer to the Projects section.
Supplemental Fellowships
2024 - Present
CUAHSI Hydroinformatics Fellowship
Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science Hydroinformatics Fellowship, where we are refactoring and enhancing a near-real-time compound inundation Python package, PyGeoFlood.
2021 - 2022
AGU Thriving Earth Exchange Community Scientist Fellowship
Coordinated a team of interdisciplinary scientists and community leaders on flood and lead projects for the Georgetown Seattle community.
2020
USGS GRIP Fellowship
The Graduate Research Internship Program is a part of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSFGRFP). Worked with the National Land Imaging (NLI) Program on internal and external science communication processes.
2019 - 2020
Strauss Center’s Brumley Next Generation Fellow
Assisted in various GIS projects specifically related to visualizing climate change threats in relationship to power generation capabilities in India.
2018
NASA DEVELOP GIS Research Analyst
Worked with a variety of partners in Thailand to assess water quality concerns using various remote sensing data and the SWAT model.
Additional Experiences
2019
GIS Analyst
HDR Engineering
Consulted on a variety of GIS jobs for local, state, and national projects that involved transportation and water industries
2018 - 2019
Senior Student Associate
Office of Sustainability Ut Austin
Constructed a carbon tracking protocol for units across campus
2017 - 2018
Undergraduate Research Fellow
Auburn University
Researched the anaerobic digestion potential of poultry liter for biogas production
2017
RENUWIt REU Program
Colorado School of Mines
Aided in ongoing project on the creation of a fault detection and monitoring system for decentralized waste water treatment plants
2016
SULI Intern
Department of Energy
Contributed to various projects associated with the development of marine renewable energy programs within the US.
2015 - 2018
Engagement and Outreach Intern
Office of Sustainability, Auburn Univ.
Supported the Office of Sustainability in numerous programs including zero waste events and peer networking programs.
Volunteering and Extracurricular Activities
2023 - Present
AGU Council
Elected as a student representative to the AGU Council to provide input on the scientific direction of AGU.
2022 - Present
AGU-H3S Treasurer
Supporting the Hydrology Section Student Subcommittee (H3S) as Treasurer and former co-chair of Website and Fall Meeting Planning Committees. Learn more about H3S on their website.
2018 - 2019
NASA DEVELOP Program Ambassador
Spoke at a variety of events to help recruit students to the DEVELOP program as well as talk about the mission of NASA Applied Science Division.
2018 - 2019
Patagonia Case Competition
Top 10 finisher in international case competition on sustainable business practices.
Honors, Awards, and Scholarships
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UT Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Kolodzey Travel Grant (2023)
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UT Division of Campus and Community Engagement Professional Development Award (2023)
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Dean’s Prestigious Fellowship (2019 - 2023)
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Civil Engineering Graduate Student Symposium 2nd Place Poster (2021)
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Alabama Society of Professional Engineers Outstanding Student of the Year (2018)
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Auburn University Biosystems Engineering Outstanding Student of the Year (2018)
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Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Society (2018)
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Mark A. Spencer Creative Mentorship Award (2018)
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Semi-Finalist for the Fulbright Scholarship (2018)
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Birdsong Endowed Engineering Scholarship (2017)
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ReNUWIt Best Overall Research Poster (2017)
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Nominated for the Truman Scholarship (2017)
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Nominated for the Udall Scholarship (2017)
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Inducted into Tau Beta Pi Honor Society (2016)
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Fred A. Kummer Endowed Scholarship (2015)
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Hop King Endowed Scholarship (2015)
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Four Year Presidential Academic Scholarship. (14-18)