Alexandra Evans is a Mendenhall Fellow at the United States Geological Survey Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center in Woods Hole, MA, USA. Her work primarily focuses on using remote sensing techniques (UAS, plane, and satellite) to examine historical changes in and predictors of landcover change in coastal systems, particularly on barrier islands. She is also interested in mapping invasive species cover (e.g. Phragmites), creating geospatial data to map habitat (e.g. for shorebirds), and testing/applying newer remote sensing methods (e.g. deep learning). Prior to coming to USGS, she was a Postdoctoral Investigator at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Alexandra earned a PhD in Earth and Environmental Sciences from University of New Hampshire’s (Durham, NH) Natural Resources & Earth Systems Science PhD program in 2021, as well as a M.S. in Geology and a B.S. in Environmental Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY) in 2015. Alexandra’s previous work related to her dissertation explored how UAS and close-range remote sensing techniques can be used to improve river ecological assessment and restoration – particularly surrounding dam management decisions such as dam removal.