Tyler is a PhD student in the Balch Lab at CU Boulder. His research investigates dimensions of social-ecological risk and resilience in the face of disturbances, particularly the tension between the social-ecological benefits and risks of wildfire. In his research he integrates methods from the fields of fire ecology, geography, remote sensing, and econometrics to better understand what a fire-adapted future might look like. Prior to his role as a PhD student, Tyler was a research coordinator in the CU Boulder Earth Lab, where his work focused on post-disturbance ecosystem resilience, macrosystems ecology, and providing tools and collaborative spaces to support the broader environmental data science community.

Tyler grew up in Wyoming and now lives in Colorado. He is an avid outdoor recreationalist, enjoys a good book on a rainy day, and attempts to publish poetry every once in a while. Tyler earned his BS and MS degrees in Earth Systems from Stanford University, where his research was focused on social-ecological interactions in highly fragmented forest landscapes in Uganda and Paraguay.