I am a research-based scholar engaged in the environmental study of landscapes. My research and writing explore how power, culture, and material shape everyday environments. After completing a Bachelors in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology I received a Master of Landscape Architecture, both from the University of Toronto. My perspective is shaped by a continuous engagement in the fields of ecology, forestry, architectural history and theory, and environmental humanities. 

 

My interdisciplinary work is demonstrated in various publications, including Places of Production: Forest and Factory (University of Toronto Press, 2020), an academic publication exploring Canadian forests as an environmentally and socially sustainable resource for mass timber construction, and the in memoriam book Barry Sampson: Teaching and Practice (Dalhousie Architectural Press, 2021), portraying Sampson’s career-long commitment to thoughtful, environmentally conscious architecture. As a researcher, I have led workshops at the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto on so-called invasive species ecologies and the importance of decomposition within our ecosystems. I have also completed independent research on the Emerald Ash Borer, titled The Life and Death of a Landscape (2020). This work culminated in my graduating MLA thesis Forest Expo (2020), which explored the application of forest restoration strategies and public education for transformative landscape governance in response to forest loss due to invasive species. As a graduate student, I was awarded and supported by several fellowships, namely the Massey College Resident Junior Fellowship, the Student Academy Fellowship for sustainability research at the University of Toronto's School of Cities, and the University of Toronto Fellowship Award. 

 

Early in my career, I worked as a landscape designer for a landscape architecture office in Munich, collaborating across disciplines with architectural studios including MVRDV, UNStudio, and Behnisch Architekten. Following this professional foundation in Europe, I began my own indepedent academic research and writing alongside artistic exploration and painting. My current research explores the historical management of forests and its impact on forest loss. Through my artistic practice, I explore the relationships between power, culture, and material through the use of symbolism.