I am a PhD student in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department at Michigan State University. My research focuses on detection and trend analysis of irrigated agriculture in the United States and the implications that has for water resources and security. I am a long-term Spartan, having received two Bachelors of Science in Geology and Geographic Information Sciences (GIS) in 2018, Graduate Certificate in Spatial Ecology in 2020, and currently finishing a Master’s Degree in Geologic Sciences. I also have an interest in science communication and applied sciences, having participated in NASA’s DEVELOP program in summer 2018 at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland and in the NOAA-CUAHSI Summer Institute at University of Alabama in 2023.