I am an NSF postdoctoral research fellow in the lab of Dr. Brian Trevelline at Kent State University. I also performed postdoctoral work in the lab of Dr. Michael Logan at the University of Nevada Reno and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. I earned my PhD in Dr. Kevin Kohl's lab at the University of Pittsburgh in 2022, where I also worked as a research associate at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

I am broadly interested in how host-associated microbial communities contribute to host physiology, ecology, and evolution in ectothermic vertebrates, and understanding the physiological responses of ectotherms to a changing climate. I am also passionate about natural history museum collections and identifying new and innovative ways to make use of these valuable resources. I combine lab, field, and molecular methods to address my research questions.