Education & Background:

2025 B.S. in Molecular Environmental Biology, University of California, Berkeley

Research Interests:

My research interests currently revolve around biodiversity and public health. I am particularly interested in the systematics and ecology of ticks – understanding how the environment and genetics play a role in the distributions and success of vectors, their interactions with and vector competence for pathogens, and the effects of their activity on humans, at individual, population, and species scales. Over the next few years, I will be investigating genomic and transcriptomic differences between various generalist and specialist Ixodes species, to better understand what affects the range of hosts that ticks can parasitize.

Personal Interests:

In my free time, I love exploring nature and finding, photographing, and learning about bugs — particularly ticks, flies, and beetles. I grew up in California, and I am loving the change of scenery and new fauna up here in Madison. I also love reading fantasy and science fiction, cooking and trying new foods, listening to all kinds of music, and learning how to code up little apps that I can use. I have recently gotten into bouldering (indoors) and rediscovered the joy of watching new movies in theaters.