A geographer with a Ph.D. in Geography from UC Santa Barbara/San Diego State University. Expertise in remote sensing, GIS, and landscape-scale analysis of fire and drought impacts on chaparral and forest ecosystems. Extensive teaching experience as adjunct faculty and instructor of record. Published in leading journals such as Remote Sensing of Environment and Applied Geography. Former NASA Earth & Space Science Fellow. Skilled in cartography, spectral image analysis, and postfire recovery assessment.