In my second year of college at Boston College (BC), I took a course called "Climate Change and Society", which changed my career trajectory. I fell in love with learning
about earth science and its impact on people, and have continued exploring these concepts ever since.
I soon changed my major from Biology to Geological Sciences to learn about geophysics, geochemistry, and geobiology.
I started working for the Weston Observatory, a geophysics research and education center operated by BC employees. Middle and elementary school
students visited frequently to learn about our main focus -- earthquakes and seismology.
During my senior year, I produced a thesis visualizing the impacts of climate change on the continental United States. This was done with
my thesis advisor, Dr. Jeremy Shakun.
After college, I started a graduate program in Civil & Environmental Engineering at Tufts University, where I worked in
the Geohazards Research Lab. While taking classes in soil engineering, spatial analyses, data analytics, I participated in
research projects related to earthquake hazards.
In graduated in 2021, defending a thesis titled "Liquefaction Loss Database and Fragility Functions in the United States",
with a paper related to this in progress! My graduate advisor, Dr. Laurie Baise, lead the Geohazards Research Lab and
was also head of the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department.
Currently, I work as a Model Validation Analyst at Verisk Analytics, a global analytics provider with ~9,000 employees.
My role there is primarily planning, executing, and communicating data analysis reports to stakeholders, ensuring that
products meet our accuracy requirements. I do this using Python, R, SQL, and GIS tools to validate earthquake catalogs,
catastrophe loss model outputs, and geospatial data.
I still love learning about science and how data affects our real world! Blog posts and some data-analytics projects exploring
these topics can be found in the other tabs of this website. Thanks for visiting!