Classes
- Marine Biology, Ecology: Natural History, Human Ecology Core Course
- Statistics and Research Design, History of the American Conservation Movement, Biology: Cellular Processes of Life
- Marine Ecology, Queer Literature, Public Speaking
- Intermediate Ceramics, Beginning Contemporary Dance Technique, Analytical Chemistry
- Cross Kingdom Interactions, Biostatistics, Oceans & Fishes: Readings in Environmental History
- Costa Rica Expeditionary Course (Introduction to Tropical Field Ecology, Tropical Entomology, and The Art and Practice of the Natural History Field Journal)
- Invertebrate Zoology, Marine Mammal Biology I: Field Studies, Beginning Spanish I
- Drawing Intensive/Developing a Studio Practice, Data Science I: Data Visualization, Evolutionary Ecology of Intertidal Organisms (independent study)
- Studio Printmaking, Biomechanics, Animal Behavior
- Vertebrate Zoology, GIS I: Foundations and Applications, and Zoological Field Sketching
Favorite class:
Marine Biology! So many awesome field trips, and it helped me feel more connected to Mount Desert Island. I also loved the expeditionary course in Costa Rica, and Cross Kingdom Interactions opened my eyes to the astonishing diversity of relationships among organisms, and Studio Printmaking introduced me to an unfamiliar and fascinating way of making art that’s got me a bit obsessed. Some other highlights: Intermediate Ceramics, Oceans & Fishes, Spanish, and Invertebrate Zoology.
My approach to human ecology:
It’s a work in progress, but for now I’m just trying to keep my mind open to learning in unexpected places from unexpected people.
Internship:
I spent the summer of 2022 on Mount Desert Rock studying the intertidal organisms there and helping with a gull study. It was an absolutely incredible experience. In 2023, I returned as co-manager of the station and continued my intertidal study; in 2024 I returned once again as co-manager and worked on a study of the movement patterns of Herring Gulls.
