Curriculum vitae

Professional experience

• 2019 - 2022: PhD researcher and contributor; Work Package (WP) 6: Vulnerability, exposure, and risk of socio-ecological systems; Horizon 2020 OPERANDUM project; University of Glasgow, Dumfries, UK
• 2021: Research consultant; University of Glasgow, National Centre for Resilience; Dumfries, UK
• 2016 - 2018: Intern/Student Assistant/Visiting Scientist; United Nations University (UNU-EHS); Bonn, Germany    
• 2016 - 2018: Student/Scientific Assistant; Center for Development Research (ZEF) University of Bonn; Bonn, Germany
• 2017: Guest Researcher; Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute (HVRI), University of South Carolina; Columbia, SC, USA

Education

• 2019 - 2022: PhD researcher at University of Glasgow, College of Social Sciences, School of Interdisciplinary Studies; Dumfries, UK
• 2015 - 2018: M.Sc. (distinction) in Geography of Risk and Human Security; United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security / University of Bonn; Bonn, Germany
• 2006 - 2010: B.Sc. (Magna Cum Laude) in Geography with a concentration in GIS; Appalachian State University, Heltzer Honors College; Boone, NC, USA

Fellowships and awards

• 2021: Muriel Carmichael Prize for Best Piece of Academic Writing at Postgraduate Level, School of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Glasgow
• 2020: Muriel Carmichael Prize for Best Piece of Academic Writing at Postgraduate Level, School of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Glasgow
• 2019 - 2022: University of Glasgow College of Social Sciences PhD Scholarship
• 2009: Carolina Geospatial Information and Technology Association scholarship
• 2009: Americorps grant for B.Sc. honors thesis work with Conservation Trust for North Carolina (CTNC)