I am a biologist interested in the evolutionary histories of interacting organisms - particularly hosts and parasites. I am currently a Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellow at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History.
I have been fortunate to have amazing mentors that have facilitated exciting research, fieldwork in incredible places, and many opportunities for mentoring and outreach. My research involves collecting or utilizing specimens from natural history collections, a vital resource for biological research.