I am an ecohydrologist that focuses on plant-soil-water interactions in grasslands, savannas, and shrublands (i.e., 'open ecosystems'). My work primarily takes place in the Great Plains ecoregion of the central United States and savanna / grassland ecosystems in northeastern South Africa. My graduate work focused on dendrochronology and tree-drought responses (MS, Utah State 2019) and the ecohydrological impacts of woody encroachment in tallgrass prairie (PhD, K-State 2023). As a postdoc, I had the opportunity to explore the drivers and consequences of soil water preferential flow across sites in the U.S. (KU) and the impacts of bush encroachment on soil hydrology and groundwater recharge in South African savannas (NSF Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship). I enjoy doing interdisciplinary science that incorporates ideas, methods, and experimental approaches from soil hydrology, plant ecophysiology, and soil science to explore how vegetation influences critical zone function, particularly in the context of changing climate, land-use, and land-cover in open ecosystems. 

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My CV can be found here, and a list of publications can be found on my Google Scholar page.

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