2021 –
Assistant Professor
NRES, California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA
2019-2021
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Colorado, Boulder.
Advisors: Prof. Laura Dee (CU Boulder) and Dr. Meredith Cornett (TNC)
Education
2018
Doctor of Science in Agriculture and Forestry (D.Sc.)
Doctoral Program in Sustainable Use of Renewable Natural Resources (AGFOREE)
Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
Dissertation: Soil changes and ecosystem recovery from physical and chemical load – stump harvesting and sprinkling infiltration as case studies.
Advisors: Prof. Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari and Dr. Marjo Palviainen
2013
Master of Science in Agriculture and Forestry (M.Sc.)
Transatlantic Master’s Degree in Forest Resources-dual degree
Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden
School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University
Advisor: Prof. Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari
2012
Master of Science in Forest Ecology and Management (M.Sc.)
College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University
Professional experience (selected)
2012-2015
Event Organizer and Student Liaison – IUFRO XXIV World Congress 2014, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 2014
International Forestry Students Association (IFSA) and International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO).
Duties: Organizing student and other congress events, and assisting IUFRO officials with all arrangements, such as student volunteer recruitment and supervision and selection of scholarship recipients and event moderation. Leading the effort to organize student presentation (IUFRO Incubator) sessions and serving as the coordinator and editor for the abstract volume (available here).
