Projects

Some recent projects I've worked on:

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Risk Management and Tree Planting Plan for Hillsborough County Parks

Tree inventory and risk assessment of 150 Hillsborough County parks in order to generate park usage maps, tree planting locations, and budgets of risk mitigation and planting/establishment care costs for use by the county

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Resilient and resistant urban forests: the role of landscape configuration and socio-economic legacy in understanding tree failure and response to hurricanes

NSF RAPID Collaborative Research Grant studying patterns of storm-related tree failures

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Trunk Flare Diameter Predictions for Common Street Trees in 4 US Cities

Study of allometric relationships between diameter measurements in various tree species to estimate trunk flare diameters, predict conflict with infrastructure, and create planting space recommendations

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Program Assessment: Past TREE Fund Grant Products and Impacts

Assessment of TREE Fund’s Research Grant Program based on review of outputs, outcomes, impacts, and interviews

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​Improving urban forest diversity in central Florida

PhD dissertation research in partnership with the Central FL Urban Forest Diversity Working Group which includes a trial of underutilized tree species, creation of urban tree diversity frameworks, and surveys of industry professionals

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Transitioning from Gray to Green (G2G) – A Green Infrastructure Planning Tool for the Urban Forest

A decision support tool for transitioning to vegetation-based stormwater management

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City of Tampa Urban Ecological Assessment

Third i-Tree Eco based urban forest inventory and ecological analysis

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Floristic Inventory of the Eckerd College Palm Hammock

Study of the vascular plant diversity of a small urban forest built on a dredge-and-fill site