ABOUT ME
I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Davis in the Department of Evolution and Ecology.
Former PhD student and NSF Fellow at the University of Nevada, Reno in the Pringle lab studying plant-insect interactions.
EDUCATION
Tritrophic Interactions
2017 - 2023
University of Nevada, Reno
Dissertation: From plants to predators: investigating the phytochemical landscape from the herbivore's perspective.
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
2022
Department of Biology
Diana Hadley-Lynch Scholarship
University of Nevada, Reno
2022
Graduate Student Association (GSA) Travel Award
University of Nevada, Reno
2022
GSA Outstanding Graduate Student
University of Nevada, Reno
2019
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
University of Nevada, Reno
2018
Hitchcock Center for Chemical Ecology
Fellowship
University of Nevada, Reno
2017
Graduate Dean's Merit Scholarship
University of Nevada, Reno
2015 - 2016
Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program
Portland State University
2016
Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Dynamics REU Program
Washington State University, Vancouver
Natural History
Environmental Gradients
2024 - current
California Native Plant Society
2021 - current
Entomology Society of America
2020 - current
Ecological Society of America
2021 - 2024
Society for Ecological Restoration
2015 - 2018
Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society
RESEARCH INTERESTS
ASSOCIATIONS
2025
Community Science Volunteer
Bumble Bee Atlas
2022 - 2023
Vice President
Society for Ecological Restoration
University of Nevada, Reno
2017 - 2023
Museum Outreach Volunteer
Museum of Natural History
University of Nevada, Reno
2020 - 2022
Habitat Restoration Coordinator
Washoe County Parks
2019 - 2022
Biodiversity Researcher
Science Outreach
Truckee Meadows Park Foundation
2019 - 2022
Sagebrush in Prisons Project Volunteer
Applied Institute of Ecology
2013 - 2015
Urban Watershed Mentor
W. Multnomah Soil and Water District