Education: B.A. English, Nicholls State University, 2003; M.A. English, Louisiana State University, 2005; J.D., B.C.L., LSU Law Center, 2008

Experience: Graduate teaching assistant, Department of English, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2003-2005; law clerk, Louisiana Sea Grant Law & Policy Program, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2006-2008; legal coordinator, Louisiana Sea Grant Law & Policy Program, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2008-present; member, Louisiana Crab Task Force; member, Louisiana Wild Caught Crawfish Task Force; affiliate member, Center for Natural Resource Economics & Policy; member, Louisiana State Bar Association

Special Interests: Environmental law, coastal restoration, and coral aquaculture