I am a PhD student in Geospatial Analytics at North Carolina State University and I earned a BS in Data Science and GIS with Honors from William & Mary in May 2019 where I graduated Summa Cum Laude. I am studying land cover connectivity and hope to create a predictive model for connectivity based on land cover/land use and climate change predictive models. I am passionate about studying the intersection of environmental and societal dynamics to improve equitable sustainability and resiliency in the face of climate change. I want to build on this passion to work with stakeholders to conduct actionable research both throughout my PhD and in my career.