Lisa was born and raised in South Carolina, where family trips early in life to the coast ultimately provided the impetus for her studies (BS, Marine Science; MS WF Biology; PhD Enviro. Health Sciences) and career (Marine Spatial Ecology) goals. These goals reflect her passion to develop and manage innovative scientific solutions, including spatially and temporally modeling coastal and offshore marine systems. Her work has aided in developing streamlined permitting processes and optimization of site surveys for offshore industries (e.g., wind energy, aquaculture, sand reserves). She serves as an SME for marine-based spatial projects, assisting with relevant policy work tied to offshore (OCS) resource utilization. Specifically, she focuses on resource mapping including site screening and selection, interpretation and application of high-resolution geophysical and geospatial data, suitability modeling, precision-siting, decision-making analysis and tool development for marine industries. She also works on biogeographical and habitat assessments of priority species to inform environmental models. Previous research focused on pesticide fate and transport, ecological risk assessment, EFH assessments, environmental toxicology, regional-level spatial planning, marine ecology, fisheries biology, coastal management, and spatial decision-making models and tools.