I am currently a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at Memorial University of Newfoundland. I obtained my Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Toronto under the supervision of Dr. Chelsea Rochman where I investigated the sources of plastic pollution into the environment and the fate of plastic pollution in the global ocean. Previously, I have held appointments at Dalhousie University in Canada, Roskilde University in Denmark, Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research in Germany, Scripps Institution of Oceanography in the U.S., and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia.

My training is in analytical chemistry, environmental sciences, statistical and mathematical modelling, biogeochemistry, and oceanography. I use a combination of field sampling, laboratory analysis, and modelling approaches to answer questions pertaining to the sources, transport, fate, and transformation of plastic pollution in the environment. I am also interested in the interconnections between plastics, carbon cycling, and climate, and informing solutions.

I am an award-winning scientist, science communicator, and environmental leader. My work on plastic pollution, marine debris, and climate change has been covered by news media from around the world including The Washington Post, Bloomberg, Eos, The Canberra Times, and Nature. I am heavily involved in environmental advocacy, climate advocacy, and climate mobilizing at the local, national, and international levels. I am open to collaborating on the sampling, analysis, and characterization of plastic debris; microplastics method development; modelling the flows of plastic and plastic emissions through society and the environment; better understanding the sources, transport, and fate of plastic pollution; biogeochemical effects of plastics; and informing environmental policy and solutions.