Job summary and/or description of your work/research:
I work on a variety of marine resource protection topics including using remote sensing (sound, aerial survey data, radar & satellite imagery) to inform enforcement and conservation in the ocean environment. Most of my work falls into three categories: supporting enforcement through technology, whale conservation, and acoustics data processing. Most of my time is spent analyzing spatial data in some way, but I also get to spend some time in the field (or in the air!).
What do you enjoy most about your work/research:
I enjoy knowing that the projects I work on have direct results in conservation. I love research, but I especially love that my research is applied problem solving! It reminds me that what I do has an impact and makes me excited to go to work every day! Of course, I also love being out in the field.
Inspiration:
Lindsey Peavey Reeves! Lindsey is the West Coast coordinator of the passive acoustic monitoring program that we work on, and a wonderful scientist and role model. I asked her (out of the blue) if I could work with her during the first year of my master’s program, and she welcomed me into the ocean acoustics world even though I didn’t have very much experience! She encouraged me to follow my interest in ocean science and conservation through remote sensing and helped me find a foothold in this professional space. She is willing to help students, young women especially, to get into the field of ocean sciences. I am very grateful she answered my email three years ago. I wouldn’t be where I am without Lindsey!