Biographical Statement: I am a first year Master’s Student in the Quaternary and Climate Studies program working with Dr. Dan Sandweiss. I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2020 with my Bachelor’s of Science, with majors in Biological Sciences and Anthropology and minors in Chemistry and Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies. During my undergraduate career, I developed an interest in stable isotope research and its application to environmental science and archaeology. I worked in the Elliot Lab (Biogeochemistry Isotope Tracers Lab) and volunteered in the Tropical Paleoecology and Isotope Geochemistry Lab. I also had the opportunity to participate in the 2023 field school season of the Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance Project (BVAR) in San Ignacio, Belize. These undergraduate experiences inspired my pursuit of graduate education here in the Climate Change Institute.
Research Area: My primary research interest is in environmental archaeology, specifically the use of stable isotope data in the reconstruction of paleoenvironments and paleoclimates. I am interested in pursuing this type of archaeological research within the context of climate studies to investigate the trajectory and consequences of our changing climate.
