ABOUT
I am a cartographer interested in coastal change related to global warming and sea level rise. My pursuit is to observe and document the dynamic nature of the ocean and its interaction with the coastline and the people who live there.
I recently graduated from Bard College with a degree in Anthropology. Upon attending Bard, I moved from the Pacific Northwest and became a “wash ashore” in Provincetown at the tip of Cape Cod, where my desire to understand coastal change grew out of my daily interactions with the ocean. Through my time spent on the coast, I became increasingly observant of the coastal change taking place on this narrow spit of land that is subject to incessant sculpting by storms, tidal changes and the movement of sand. Living on the Cape I saw sections of coastline grow and disappear, spurring the focus for an ethnography titled Dune’s Edge: Understanding the Anthropocentric Impact of Coastal Change on Cape Cod. The ethnography documents the impact that erosion has for residents, focusing on the relocation of homes and other coastal structures. The ethnography is both anthropological and cartographic, as I have focused on ways to intersect GIS with local perspectives and stories.
I am currently living in Miami, FL working for an organization involved in the Haitian rebuilding effort called Haiti Renew. Haiti Renew is offering to coordinate a variety of sustainable initiatives to assist in the current and ongoing efforts to rebuild the infrastructure of Haiti. These sustainable initiatives address the need for debris removal and eco-friendly recycling, reforestation and agriculture, alternative energy development, marine development, temporary and permanent housing, immediate and long-term medical assistance, and support to the Haitian Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The U.S. small business, government, and university teams, implementing the following initiatives, will offer job training in general labor and technical skills to the Haitian people which will lead to micro-development in Haiti.
