Laura is an interdisciplinary, quantitative scientist, specializing in marine ecology, and trained in science communication, data analysis and visualization, and collaborative research workflows. She is the lead data analyst at Barefoot Ocean facilitating data driven decision making with her expertise in trend analyses, mixed effects modeling, and coding interactive data tools using R markdown and R Shiny. Laura is motivated to make science more open and reproducible, and contribute to our society’s knowledge of coastal and marine ecology by being a link between scientific inquiry and on-the-ground management initiatives.