ABOUT ME
I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Davis in the Department of Evolution and Ecology.
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Former PhD student and NSF Fellow at the University of Nevada, Reno in the Pringle lab studying plant-insect interactions.
EDUCATION
Tritrophic Interactions
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2017 - 2023
University of Nevada, Reno
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Dissertation: From plants to predators: investigating the phytochemical landscape from the herbivore's perspective.
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2010 - 2016
Portland State University
BS, Biology. Summa cum laude
Invertebrate Conservation
Chemical Ecology
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2022
Department of Biology
Brussard Scholarship
University of Nevada, Reno
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2022
Department of Biology
Diana Hadley-Lynch Scholarship
University of Nevada, Reno
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2022
Graduate Student Association (GSA) Travel Award
University of Nevada, Reno
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2022
GSA Outstanding Graduate Student
University of Nevada, Reno
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2019
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
University of Nevada, Reno
2018
Hitchcock Center for Chemical Ecology
Fellowship
University of Nevada, Reno
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2017
Graduate Dean's Merit Scholarship
University of Nevada, Reno
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2015 - 2016
Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program
Portland State University
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2016
Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Dynamics REU Program
Washington State University, Vancouver
Natural History
Environmental Gradients
2024 - current
California Native Plant Society
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2021 - 2024
Society for Ecological Restoration
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2021 - current
Entomology Society of America
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2020 - current
Ecological Society of America
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2015 - 2018
Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Associations
2022 - 2023
Vice President
Society for Ecological Restoration
University of Nevada, Reno
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2020 - 2022
Habitat Restoration Coordinator
Washoe County Parks
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2019 - 2022
Biodiversity Researcher
Science Outreach
Truckee Meadows Park Foundation
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2017 - 2023
Science Outreach
University of Nevada, Reno
Natural History Museum
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2013 - 2015
Urban Watershed Mentor
W. Multnomah Soil and Water District
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