Welcome! I’m an environmental economist, wildlife photographer, and pilot. I work as a research economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, writing academic papers and reports on conservation and environmental topics. I earned my PhD in Economics at Vanderbilt University, focusing my dissertation on environmental migration in U.S. history, particularly during the Dust Bowl era. My broader research centers on understanding how humans interact with the environment and ecosystems. I leverage a diverse skill set—statistics, econometrics, data management, history, and writing—to analyze relationships and communicate insights.