Welcome! My background is in geospatial sciences and social-ecological dynamics and I use a diverse toolset to explore patterns and processes at multiple spatial scales. I use satellite images and aerial photos of the earth to make maps, but there is a lot more to making a map than just compiling pretty images! To understand how and why changes occur across a landscape and then are displayed on map, I create, analyze, and integrate a variety of spatially referenced data, such as conservation easements, land cover data, household resource use, plant species locations, and ecological habitats. I have been fortunate to work with in diverse locations such as southeast Alaska, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, the Rocky Mountain alpine, western U.S. dry land ecosystems, and submerged and intertidal coastal areas around the U.S.
I currently am Faculty at Front Range Community College and teach for the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Program. I teach cartography, remote sensing, advanced remote sensing, geospatial statistics and other GIS-y things! I enjoy creating an open and dynamic learning environment where geospatial topics are accessible and students gain confidence through mastering applied skills. To do this, I use real data and tasks I have encountered in my career to prepare students for their future job in the industry. My teaching philosophy aims to provide assignments that expose students to the theoretical and methodological components of spatial sciences and then present common, work-related tasks to practice applying the associated tools and problem solving skills. I am also the Coordinator of the GeoEx Center, a GIS Center that seeks to partner with different agencies and organizations to help with GIS tasks and provides students with real experience.