My interests lie in the coupling of geomatics with conservation efforts. The research I am conducting for my master's thesis at the University of Waterloo, is focused on the spatial analysis of land-cover and exploring the effects of disturbance on reclaimed open-water wetlands. I am also assisting my supervisor in exploring the utility of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for individual plant mapping and cost-effective conservation efforts concerning monarch butterfly habitat. During my undergraduate degree at McMaster University, I worked on a variety of research projects that ranged from environmental to social applications of geographic information systems (GIS).