I am a Senior Research Fellow at the Antarctic Research Centre, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington. My research focuses on understanding how mountain systems respond to climate change, using remote sensing, drone surveys and data-driven approaches to study Earth surface processes including snow and ice dynamics and alpine hydrology. My work spans New Zealand’s Southern Alps, Antarctica, the Colorado Rockies and Peru’s Cordillera Blanca, applying high-resolution geospatial data to better understand environmental change in complex terrain.

Experience

  • 2024–present
    Senior research fellow, Antarctic Research Centre, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
  • 2022–2024
    Research fellow, Antarctic Research Centre, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
  • 2019–2022
    Postdoctoral fellow, Antarctic Research Centre, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
  • 2016–2019
    Postdoctoral research associate, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research - University of Colorado Boulder
  • 2011–2016
    Research associate, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center - The Ohio State University

Education

  • 2016 
    The Ohio State University, PhD
  • 2009 
    The University of Auckland, BSc (Hons)
  • 2006 
    The University of Auckland, BSc
  • 2006 
    The University of Auckland, BA

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