Welcome to my website! I'm Rachel, a Computational Marine Ecologist and a graduate student at Stony Brook University, studying Marine Atmospheric and Sustainability Sciences. I am a Research Assistant in Stony Brook's Acoustic Laboratory for Ecological Studies and was previously an intern in the NAGT/USGS Cooperative Summer Fellowship Program. I am also the Media Director for Stony Brook University's Graduate Arts and Sciences Magazine. I have a strong background in computer science and enjoy creative writing in my free time. I love science communication and citizen/community science. Within my internship with USGS I participated alongside Grand Canyon Youth on an expedition, as the lead scientist, engaging teens in our field collection. You can find more about my background and research here on this site as well as a blog of my journey in graduate school and the world of science.