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My interests lie at the intersection of pollinator biology and conservation entomology, with a focus on conserving the livelihoods of both wildlife and human communities.
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About Me
Entomologist
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Biologist
Mapper
Coder
Conservationist
Communicator
Journey so Far
Journey
2024
Ph.D. in Entomology
Virginia Tech | Couvillon Lab | Blacksburg, VA, USA
Studied honey bee foraging ecology, communication networks, and behavioral & molecular responses to herbicide exposure.
2023
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Directorate Fellow (DFP)
US Fish & Wildlife | Waubay National Wildlife Refuge | Waubay, SD, USA
Took a summer away to study the effect of prescribed fire and appropriate grazing pressure on native bumble bee and butterfly communities, with a particular focus on the threatened Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae).
I have a Direct Hire Authority to be hired into an Department of Interior role that is valid until December 19 2026.
2020
Started my Ph.D.
Virginia Tech | Couvillon Lab | Blacksburg, VA, USA
After coming back from Kenya energized about bees, I found my academic home in the Couvillon Lab at Virginia Tech and moved back east, to Blacksburg, VA.
2018 -2019
ZooSchool Coordinator
Oregon Zoo | Portland, OR, USA
Coordinated a team of educators to deliver high-quality, science-based, conservation-oriented live animal programming in Portland area schools and Head Start programs.
2018
Project Intern
Elephants & Bees Project | Sagalla, Kenya
Traveled to Kenya to work with the Elephants & Bees Project, an organization that protects small farming communities from crop-raiding elephants by constructing beehive fences.
Went excited about elephants ... came back excited about bees!
2016 -2018
ZooSchool Educator
Oregon Zoo | Portland, OR, USA
Delivered high-quality, science-based, and conservation-oriented live animal programming in Portland area schools and Head Start programs.
2015 -2017
Environmental Educator
Oregon Bird Alliance (formerly Audubon Society of Portland)
Portland, OR, USA
Developed and taught science-based curriculum connecting students with the natural world, both onsite at the Sanctuary as well as on day excursions into the Columbia River Gorge and weeklong excursions to the San Juan Islands.
2014
Research Assistant
Barbary Macaque Project | Azrou, Morocco
Studied the socioecology of wild groups of Barbary Macaques (Macaca sylvanus) in the Middle Atlas Mountains.
2013
Research Assistant
Cape Cod National Seashore | Wellfleet, MA, USA
Tested wild Eastern Spadefoot Toads (Scaphipus holbrookii) for fungal infection.
2009 -2013
Bachelor's degree in Biology
Kenyon College | Gambier, OH, USA
Conducted independent research on the foraging ecology of Carolina chickadees (Poecile carolinensis).
2007 -2012
Environmental Educator
Burgundy Center for Wildlife Studies
Capon Bridge, WV, USA
Developed and taught educational workshops in natural history and led introductory backpacking experiences for youth.
