cv | Sarah Smith-Tripp

Full Name	Sarah Smith-Tripp
Current Position	PhD Student in the [Integrated Remote Sensing Studio](https://irsslab.forestry.ubc.ca/)
Interests	Ecosystem Succession, Disturbance Ecology

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
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

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

University of British Columbia
- Remote Sensing of the Environment (FRST 443); Term 2 2021, Term 2 2022
- Advanced Geomatics for Natural Resource Management (FRST 538); Term 1 2021
- Atmospheric Environments (GEOB 200); Term 1 2020
- Environmental Impact Analyses (GEOB 314); Term 2 2020
Wellesley College
- Environmental Geochemistry; Spring 2019
- Ecosystem Science; Fall 2018