I am currently a Master's student in the Department of Earth Sciences at the Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John's. I am investigating the application of hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes to the study of the role and fate of terrestrial dissolved organic matter (DOM) in estuarine environments.

I also continue to be involved with the Geobiology Isotope Laboratory (GIL) at the University of Toronto, where I completed an Honours Bachelor of Science specializing in Environmental Geoscience. As a research assistant with the GIL, I analyzed sediment cores taken during Leg 123 of the Ocean Drilling Progam, and modeled changes in oceanic phosphate concentration during the Cretaceous period (specifically the Aptian). I am now writing up the results for publication.

Prior to this I worked at the David Dunlap Observatory in Richmond Hill, ON, home of the largest optical telescope in Canada, as a summer research assistant and tour guide. I performed observations, digitized archival data and worked on calculating orbital parameters for Cygnus X-1, and a number of binary star systems.

I also have a passion for public outreach and sicence education. From judging science fairs to giving presentations, I love to share my enthusiasm for science! As part of my outreach work, I have been an executive member of the University of Toronto Astronomy and Space Exploration Society, and a Co-Chair of the organizing committee for the annual Expanding Canada's Frontiers space symposium, the largest event of its kind in Canada. I have also been involved in geology workshops for teachers and students, teaching mineral identification, basic mapping skills and use of petrographic microscopes.