I am a Research Development Manager at the Center for Social and Behavioral Science (CSBS), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. This entails facilitating CSBS’s strategic interdisciplinary research initiatives, providing proposal development support, and managing the internal seed grant program. My background includes a PhD in microbiology and extensive undergraduate teaching experience. During graduate school, I was an intern with the Office of Proposal Development and worked on several large-scale interdisciplinary proposals and managed the weekly research funding opportunities newsletter.
Science communication is not just a hobby but a genuine passion. I write articles on various scientific topics for different science communication platforms. I discovered my interest in communicating science as a teaching assistant for an undergraduate molecular genetics discussion course. Since then, I have actively participated in science communication outreach and crafted articles to foster science literacy. I aspire to make science accessible to everyone. Explore my science communication portfolio and learn more about my work!
For fun, I enjoy making illustrations with Canva, exploring national parks, photographing nature and wildlife, collecting fridge magnets, and playing board games.
