RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Fall 2017-Summer 2018 Chattahoochee National Water Trail Conceptual Plan Project: working on social engagement, branding and identity issues for an urban National Park of the 21st century, developing river camping opportunities, and sustainability. [Visit our website: WaterTrail.lar.vt.edu]
Fall 2016-Present Dissertation Research. Preliminary Title: An assessment tool for stream restoration: bridging the gap between ecological function and aesthetics. Adviser: Mintai Kim, Ph.D., Virginia Tech
Fall 2016 Research Assistant to Patrick Miller, Ph.D. Topic: How Landscape Architecture Programs have Responded to the Need for STEM in Higher Education.
Fall 2016 Research Assistant to C.L. Bohannon, Ph.D. Topic: Barriers to Higher Education for Black and Latino/a Students.
M.L.A. Thesis
2015. Examining the relationship between avifauna and green roofs in Mississippi’s humid-subtropical climate Adviser: Tim Schauwecker, Ph.D., Mississippi State University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Coastal Flood Resilience
Urban Ecosystem Services
Ecological Design/Watershed Sensitive Design
Low Impact Development
Teaching & Learning