I am an ecologist, with my B.S in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from University of Maryland College Park. I am currently undergoing training in the Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Ph.D. program at University of California Santa Cruz. I am co-advised by Ingrid Parker (UCSC) and Kerstin Wasson (ESNERR/UCSC).

My research interests center around coastal ecosystems, particularly salt marshes. My past experience has been in plant disease ecology and estuarine algal biodiversity. I hope to ask questions that expand our understanding of ecosystem processes and species interactions in salt marshes, with the ultimate goal of informing conservation and restoration.

I also serve as the Herbarium Internship Coordinator at the Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History. Supported by a grant from California Institute for Biodiversity, I guide a team of undergraduate interns through processing the backlog of specimens by a variety of collectors like Randall Morgan and others. I hope to equip students with museum curation skills and knowledge of herbarium use in research so they can pursue careers in plant science or museums.