Research Projects

I use remote sensing, field data, and spatial models to understand how western ecosystems respond to disturbance and management. These highlights include collaborative work from my roles at CSU NREL and NASA DEVELOP, alongside ongoing research; related and publically available technical reports are linked below.

Highlighted project

Post-fire snowpack dynamics in the Colorado Front Range

How do burn severity and snow zone shape snow depth across the accumulation and melt seasons? My team and I combine airborne lidar, field observations, and terrain data to investigate this across two Front Range watershed using airborne Lidar and satellite imagery.

Manuscript in preparation.

Other selected work

Quaking aspen after wildfire

Northern Colorado · 2025–2026

Mapping aspen occurrence with optical and radar imagery, terrain data, and spatially validated models.

Cattle movement and rangeland use

Rangelands · 2024–Present

Using GPS-collar data to study how cattle movement, behavior, and preferences vary across pastures and management treatments.

Virtual fencing and vegetation

Rangelands · 2024–2026

Four years of monitoring across 47 plots to examine vegetation patterns alongside climate and management.

Individual tree-crown mapping

New Mexico Highlands · 2025–Present

Resolving duplicate crowns at overlapping image-tile boundaries to improve individual tree-crown and treetop mapping.

Vegetation monitoring

Western Rangelands · 2024–Present

Turning line-point-intercept and other vegetation monitoring data into insights about field conditions and management.