I have a background in plant and ecosystem ecology. My doctoral research intends to understand the scale at which biotic and abiotic factors influence mangrove growth and forest structure. My interests revolve around the intersection of field ecology and remote sensing, and how physiographic drivers affect mangrove growth and forest structure.

I received an MSc in Plant Ecology at Villanova University’s Department of Biology (2019-2022), and a BSc in Ecology with minors in Biology and Anthropology at University of Delaware (2011-2016). At Villanova, I studied under Dr. Samantha Chapman, completing a thesis focusing on the establishment of the black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) in relation to elevation.

In the interim between degrees, I’ve worked as a plant pathologist for DuPont (2016-2019), an instructor at Swarthmore college (2022-2025), and environmental consultant for Wetlands and Ecology, Inc. (2022-2025).

PUBLICATIONS
Creecy, Chapman, Vervaeke, Santoro, Adgie, Canas, Feller, Langley. The fundamental And realized vertical niches Of Avicennia germinans in a Florida marsh-mangrove ecotone. Bulletin of Marine Science 101, 1391-1411.