Research

I am expanding the use of remote sensing technologies to monitor the condition and evolution of wetlands in diverse regions. These tools will help us better understand how global pressures—such as climate change and sea-level rise—are impacting sensitive coastal ecosystems over time.

Recognizing the critical role of human influence, I am collaborating with social scientists and economists to explore how communities interact with coastal environments before and after major disturbances. By linking natural and human systems, my work aims to inform more sustainable and adaptive coastal management strategies.

Our group is actively engaged in multiple research projects supported by NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

• Project #1 Environmental drivers and ecosystem state change in a coastal barrier landscape (VCR-LTER) Website.
• Project #2 Plum Island Ecosystems, the impact of changing landscapes and climate on interconnected coastal ecosystems (PIE-LTER) Website.
• Project #3 Coupling remote sensing imagery and numerical models to quantify the resilience of coastal marshes to climate change (NASA).