Education

Formal degrees (including current enrollment) with details on performance and related dissertations.

PhD in Statistics

University of St Andrews (2025–present)
Dissertation: Taking a deeper dive into goose-beaked whale population consequences of disturbance (PCoD)
Research supervised by Len Thomas, Enrico Pirotta, Gregory Schorr, and Erin Falcone

MSc in Statistics

University of St Andrews (2024-2025)
Graduated with distinction and placed on the Deans' List for academic excellence
Dissertation: Using mark-recapture models to understand goose-beaked whale residency in Southern California
Research supervised by Len Thomas, Enrico Pirotta, Gregory Schorr, and Erin Falcone

BS in Biology

Calvin College (2015–2019)
Graduated with Honors. GPA within major: 3.877; overall GPA: 3.798
Dissertation: Automated peak detection method for behavioral event identification: Detecting Balaenoptera musculus and Grampus griseus feeding attempts
Research supervised by Stacy DeRuiter