I am a third-year student at Michigan State University majoring in Geographic Information Science with minors in Social Science Quantitative Data Analytics and Global Public Health and Epidemiology. I am passionate about using spatial applications to solve problems and help communities in need especially in regards to public health. I am a quick and eager learner and am open to all opportunities that come my way.
During Summer 2026, I will collaborate with engineers to design and test Esri software as a Product Engineer intern. I will have a unique chance to interact with software utilized on cloud platforms, mobile devices, and desktops. I'll have the chance to actively contribute to the development of mapping and spatial analytics software that is integral to various industries and fields.
As a drone imagery research assistant, I first conducted an in-depth literature review to gain a broad overview of how drones are currently being utilized in agriculture and disease detection. Data was collected in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The data includes sugar beet fields that are located in Frankenmuth, Michigan. I corrected overlay and alignment errors, and calculated several commonly used vegetaion indices for both multispectral and hyperspectral imagery to compare vegetation health over time. I will be using machine learning, principal component analysis, and importance charts to find the features most useful in early detection of root disease.
I am a undergraduate learning assistant (ULA) for PLS 202: Introduction to Data Analytics and the Social Sciences, a course focused on teaching students R and how to use RStudio to work with social science data. I have worked with over 100 students, graded assignments, and held office hours to offer extra support to students who may need more help succeeding in the course.
I have created maps of Flint's retail stores to find areas struggling with food insecurity as well as calculated scores rating each store by availabilty of food and other factors. I used survey data to create a map of violence prevention program outreach in Flint and also attended community meetings to receive feedback on my work and identify areas of interest from everyday Flint citizens. I developed a Python script to quickly document historical deeds that pertained to research objectives, and I digitized a historical map of the Baltimore riots in 1968. I geocoded points of universities around the world and created a map symoblizing each school by the number of research papers published in 2025.
I conducted an in-depth literature review, preliminary analysis, and cleaned data to investigate research questions related to food insecurity and unhealthy eating behaviors. I also wrote and edited abstracts and presented my findings at undergraduate research symposiums hosted by Michigan State University. I surveyed citizens of Flint and gathered biometric data on teens in Flint as baseline data for a longitudinal study on food and eating in teens.
I facilitated over 30 workshops for incoming students at Michigan State University teaching different ways to keep MSU's campus safe and free from violence. I taught topics related to sexual violence, healthy relationships, and stalking and held open discussions to reduce the stigma around these topics.
I created and facilitated age appropriate activities for up to 90 children ages 5-12. I ensured a clean and safe environment to promote the welfare of the campers. I tended to the needs of several campers with medical conditions, and I received my CPR and first aid certification. I also effectively communicated any behavioral or health problems that occurred during the day to the camper's parents.
Relevant coursework: Problems in Geographic Information Science, Advanced Remote Sensing, Computational Modeling and Analysis, Geographic Information Systems, Quantitative Methods for Geographers, Drone Analysis and Imagery
Extracurricular Involvement: Geography Club (President, Treasurer), Supporting Women in Geography (President), President's Student Advisory Council, Women's Leadership Institute Student Cohort Member
I acted as the board operator for National Public Radio's All Things Considered news program to ensure timely transitions between local and world news, promotion of WEMU, and traffic and weather updates. I also formatted news stories to fit station guidelines and prepared stories for upcoming broadcasts.
