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 Shauwecker, Ph.D., Mississippi State University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Stream Restoration
Addressing Impairment in Streams by Design
Watershed Sensitive Design
Low Impact Development
Ecological Design
(Urban) Ecosystem Services
Habitat Fragmentation
Landscape and Structural Relationships
Green Technologies
Regenerative Systems