I am a multidisciplinary researcher passionate about bringing together diverse forms of knowledge and expertise to explore ecological phenomena and inform wildlife conservation and management; my research typically focuses on the local-regional scale and involves employing participatory approaches and mixed-methods to explore wildlife movements, interactions, and environmental change. My doctoral research involves using drones in tandem with qualitative methods to explore nearshore beluga activity in Canada's western Arctic. I am also a research collaborator supporting data collection and other aspects of this whale shark eco-tourism project.