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Education and Experience (see pdf for full CV)
| Full Name | Sarah Smith-Tripp |
| Current Position | PhD CAndidate in the [Integrated Remote Sensing Studio](https://irsslab.forestry.ubc.ca/) |
| Interests | Community Resilience, Disturbance Ecology |
Education
- 2025
PhD in Forestry
University of British Columbia
- collaborative project with [Silva21](https://www.silva21.com/)
- Structural forest regeneration after stand replacing disturbance
- Satellite monitoring of structural forest composition
- 2024
Visiting Scholar
ETH Zurich
- Tools for monitoring non-monetary forest values
- Assisting drone data acquisition throughout Switzerland
- 2021
MSc in Geography
University of British Columbia
- Forest structure and microclimate dynamics in disturbed forests
- 2019
BA in Geosciences (minor in Biological Sciences)
Wellesley College
- Magna Cum Laude, Dept. Honors
- Honors Thesis, alterations in stream flow associated with Gypsy Moth outbreaks
Research Experiences
- 2020
Remote Sensing Consultant / Visiting Scholar
Metro Vancouver Watershed and Environmental Management Division
- Outlined remote-sensing forest health monitoring program
- Completed remote-sensing (satellite and lidar) assessment of forest health in watershed
- 2019
Forest Inventory Research Assistant
University of New Mexico
- Collected tree and vegetation data for forest carbon assesstments
- 2019
Albright Institute of Global Affairs Fellow
Wellesley College
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team to learn about nationalism in Brazil. Presented collaborations to honored guest Ambassador Samantha Powers
- 2018
Interdiscplinary Research Assistant
Rutgers University
- Conducted anthropologic research; interviewed herders on weather variability
- Assisted in wild fish behavioral trials, looking specifically at species boldness
- 2018
Guest Student in [BOOMLAB](http://boomlab.whoi.edu/wordpress/)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Completed sample preparation for oceanographic cruise monitoring carbon sequestration in the North Atlantic
- 2017
Ecology Intern
Alberta Parks Department
- Developed trail use monitoring program for Kananaskis front country
- 2016 - 2019
Interdisciplinary Research Assistant
Wendy Paulson 1969 Ecology of Place
- Constructed remote sensing temperature array to constantly measure pond temperature profile
- Organized diverse group of stakeholders to define layered landscape values
Teaching Experience
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University of British Columbia
- Land Information Acquisition and Analysis (FRST 556); Term 1 2024
- Remote Sensing of the Environment (FRST 443); Term 2 2021, Term 2 2022, Term 2 2023, Term 2 2024
- Advanced Geomatics for Natural Resource Management (FRST 538); Term 1 2021, Term 2 2022
- Atmospheric Environments (GEOB 200); Term 1 2020
- Environmental Impact Analyses (GEOB 314); Term 2 2020
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Wellesley College
- Environmental Geochemistry; Spring 2019
- Ecosystem Science; Fall 2018