I am a graduate student in applied mathematics and computational science working in mathematical biology, conservation, and ecological modeling. My research focuses on systems near thresholds: when populations persist or collapse, when disease dynamics shift, and when management decisions still have time to matter.
My fieldwork as a wildlife and conservation cinematographer keeps those questions grounded in real places, animals, water, and landscapes. The camera gives me a way to observe behavior, habitat, and scale directly; mathematics gives me a way to study mechanisms that are harder to see in a single moment.
Academic
I am pursuing an MS in Applied Mathematics at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, expected Fall 2026, advised by Dr. Xiunan Wang. My thesis work studies early warning signals for epidemiological regime shifts, with a focus on cholera dynamics and the limits of deep-learning-based early warning methods.
More broadly, my interests are in mathematical biology and applied dynamical systems. Related developing projects include density-dependent hybridization and reproductive-interference models, along with the translation of mathematical models into management-relevant thresholds for conservation and public health.
Cinematography
I am also a wildlife and conservation cinematographer working primarily in Southern Appalachia and along the southeastern coast. My camera work spans natural history footage, conservation storytelling, commercial and editorial film, underwater production, and field-based imagery in freshwater, forest, spring, and coastal environments.
This work is closely tied to my broader interest in ecology. Time in the field shapes how I think about landscapes, behavior, and environmental change, while mathematical modeling gives me another way to understand the patterns I see in natural systems. Selected wildlife and underwater footage is available through NatureFootage or by direct contact.
Outreach
- Assisted East Side Elementary School’s First LEGO League robotics team in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with a project on underwater photography and filter changes.
- Presented “Finding Patterns Underwater: Photography, Light, and Geometry” at the South Florida Freediver Festival.
Endowed Graduate Award
The Andrew Stuckey Endowed Graduate Award in Applied Mathematics and Environmental Sciences Scholarship was established at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to support graduate students working at the intersection of mathematics, computational science, and environmental science.
The award reflects my own path between mathematics, environmental science, and field-based creative work, and is intended to help future students pursue cross-disciplinary research with fewer financial barriers during the summer.