I am a 2nd year Masters student in the Animal Biology program at UC Davis, working with Andrew Rypel and Nann Fangue. Broadly, I am interested in using telemetry as a tool for conservation science. My current research aims to understand the environmental drivers of outmigration mortality by linking broad-scale habitat heterogeneity and survival dynamics of threatened spring-run Chinook salmon. Through improved understanding of the ecological processes that shape critical life history stages, I aim to promote science-based policies that support long-term conservation management of fragile anadromous fish populations.