I grew up in the beautiful state of Kentucky and spent part of every childhood summer with my grandparents in and around Louisiana’s waters. Those days spawned a lifelong fascination with the ocean. After graduating with from Emory University in Georgia with a joint degree in Psychology and Ecology, I decided to move to Australia to study marine science and conservation on the Great Barrier Reef. I received a Fulbright Fellowship to do so, and since then I’ve been living between Australia and the US doing conservation-focused marine research.
