MSc Student​

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I am a MSc student pursuing a degree in Natural Resources and Environmental Studies-Biology at UNBC. I am working under the supervision of Dr. Eduardo Martins in conjunction with Dr. Leandro Castello (Virginia Tech) to assess the impacts of deforestation and climate change on river-floodplain fisheries and forest biodiversity in the Amazon River Basin. During my undergraduate thesis I realized the importance of data management and bringing vast datasets to life with visualization in GIS software; as a result, I am interested in expanding that passion into larger and more complex systems such as the Amazon River.  In my graduate thesis research, I aim to use GIS methodology and statistical analyses to integrate habitat, fisheries, and hydrology information into a cohesive spatial-temporal product. This project is done in collaboration with researchers in the Sustaining Amazon floodplain Biodiversity and fishERiES under climate change (SABERES) Project, where interdisciplinary research is being conducted to understand the intersections between biodiversity, climate change, and human communities.