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Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. Candidate
studying small farms with satellites.

River and smallholder fields in South Asia

What I Do

Multidisciplinary geospatial data scientist based in Raleigh, NC, writing efficient algorithms to advance sustainable agriculture.
Currently a Ph.D. Candidate at the NC State Center for Geospatial Analytics. I have B.S. degrees in Computer Science and Environmental Science and a minor in Statistics and Analytics from UNC Chapel Hill.

Who I Am

Creative and detail-oriented researcher who uses her knack for UX design and teaching to help remote sensing-based research expand beyond academia.

Smallholder fields, auto-delineated by

My Work

I love collaborating with subject matter experts to efficiently and sustainably solve complex problems. Currently, I develop algorithms to estimate the adaptive potential of small-scale agriculture in poverty-ridden areas. Previously, I used remote sensing algorithms to monitor the rehabilitation of coastal ecosystems with the RESCuE Consortium in Thailand. I was the founding UX researcher and front-end software engineer for Acta Solutions, a tech start-up that helps local governments optimize decisions using constituent data. More recently, I worked with Curamericas Global to support underserved communities during Covid-19.

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