Thesis / Harvard GSD
Wandrian Marsh — Hysteresis, Drowning Salt Marsh, Rock Cut-and-Fill
MLA thesis exploring path-dependent attractor dynamics in drowning coastal systems. Investigates hysteresis as a design and ecological framework for salt marsh restoration.
2025–2027
Climate Policy / Harvard Salata Institute
Salata Climate Policy Summer Fellowship
Research into landscape-scale climate adaptation strategies at Harvard's Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability.
Summer 2025
Urban Ecology / Harvard HUCE
Imagination and Urban Futures
Contributed to Bruno Carvalho's book on imagination and urban futures, exploring how cities narrate and project themselves through built form and planning. Published January 2026.
2021 / pub. 2026
Spatial Risk / Harvard College Thesis
Camp Fire Spatial Risk Analysis
Undergraduate thesis mapping and analyzing the spatial dimensions of wildfire risk in the context of the 2018 Camp Fire, using environmental science and spatial design methods.
2022
Tree Ecophysiology / UTEN
Urban Tree Ecophysiology Network
Ongoing research on the ecophysiology of urban trees — stress response, heat tolerance, and species selection under changing climate conditions.
Dec 2024–present
Home Energy / Anthropology / Harvard CLDL
Color & Home Energy Intensity — Oak Bluffs
Anthropological fieldwork examining the relationship between exterior home color and energy use intensity in the historic landscape of Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard.
2020
Wildlife / BiodiversityWorks
Piping Plover Habitat Monitoring
Field monitoring of piping plover nesting habitat on Martha's Vineyard, contributing to regional shorebird conservation data.
2018