Biography
I am a field technician working primarily on Eddy Covariance towers located in Elkhorn Slough Wetlands. I’m interested in how understanding carbon cycling, fungi-plant interacts, and related biogeochemical cycles can inform human action concerning climate change.

Research
My research in Paytan lab focuses on how wetlands are best able to sequester carbon, without offsetting greenhouse gas sequestration through increased methane emissions. We have three eddy covariance towers in differing states of restoration at Elkhorn slough that I maintain.

I am also continuing my undergraduate thesis project studying how forest fires impact fungal spore transport. I’m very grateful to work in such an interdisciplinary lab!