Research
Generally speaking, I am interested in the development and use of statistical methods for biological/environmental problems.
My doctoral research is concerned with two questions: First, how have sea-level extremes along the Atlantic Coast varied over space and time? Second, how will these patterns evolve under different climate change scenarios? To answer these questions, I’ve been developing a statistical model using tools from extreme value theory, spatial statistics, and oceanography.
This work is in collaboration with the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) at UNC and my research advisor Richard L. Smith.
I am also a member of the Dynamics of Extreme Events People and Places (DEEPP) project: an NSF funded interdisciplinary research group focused on understanding the environmental, economic, social, and psychological impacts of hurricanes and flooding in coastal Carolina communities
A recent presentation on my work modeling the spatial extremes of coastal (U.S. East) sea-level time-series:
DEEPP Presentation (2022-05-20)
Some interactive and animated figures from the presentation above:
