Research Assistant and PhD student, 2012 – 2016
B.S. in Meteorology, Rutgers University (2005)
M.S. in Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University (2007)
Graduate Certificate in Applied Atmospheric Sciences, University of Florida (2013)
PhD in Geography, University of Florida (2016)
Currently Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Virginia Tech
Areas of Specialization
- Tropical Meteorology & Hurricanes
- Climate
- Precipitation
- Radar Meteorology
- Shape Analysis
Research Statement
My broader research interests include tropical meteorology and the spatio-temporal scale interactions that modulate weather and climate. In my Ph. D. research, I am developing a conceptual model of how large-scale moisture influences landfalling tropical cyclone (TC) precipitation over a range of scales, including the evolution of the synoptic scale moisture budget and the organization of mesoscale precipitation structures. To accomplish this goal, I am integrating geographic and meteorological concepts to formulate a suite of shape metrics, which I use to quantify the size and structural changes that occur during hurricane landfall.
Projects
Tropical cyclones (TCs) in the North American Regional Reanalysis: a two-part study of TC position, intensity, and structure with implications for TCs in climate models
Evolution of the TC moisture budget in the period around landfall
Impact of large-scale moisture on mesoscale aspects of TC precipitation structures during landfall