Outreach & Professional Activities
EPA Long Island Sound Coastal Acidification Monitoring Workgroup (2021-present)
Participating in LIS sentinal ocean acidification monitoring network facilitated by the EPA Long Island Sound Study. Presented baseline acidification data to the LIS Science and Technology Advisory Committee (STAC).
President - UConn Marine Sciences Graduate Student Organization (2021-2022)
Acted as a student liaison between graduate students and faculty. Organized department social and research discussion events to foster community during a challenging time.
Vice President - UConn Marine Sciences Graduate Student Organization (2020-2021)
Organized the weekly "Brown Bag" seminar series where graduate students informally present recent work to the department to gain feedback on communication skills
Unlearning Racism in Geosciences (2020-present)
Participated in the UConn Marine Sciences pod of the URGE program facilitated by the NSF, WHOI, and Scripps. Read and discussed anti-racism literature and contributed to decisions specific to improving our department and university's DEI initiatives.