I am interested in the evolutionary dynamics of species’ responses to human habitat alteration and using this information to improve conservation management. My work integrates population genetic theory and spatial statistical approaches with large genomic and geographic information systems (GIS) datasets to determine the roles of relevant landscape and climate variables. I use genomic tools to characterize both neutral and adaptive genetic differentiation across the landscape in non-model organisms. I also aim to inspire future generations to appreciate biology and conservation of biodiversity through a combination of teaching and mentorship.
I am currently the Darwin Fellow for the Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In addition to teaching and mentorship, I am working with Chris Sutherland on the genomic basis of metapopulation dynamics in endangered water voles, as well as genetic species identification and structure in small North American carnivores. I recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Rachel Spigler's Lab at Temple University. I earned my Ph.D. working with Andrew Storfer in the School of Biological Sciences at Washington State University in 2015. Previously, I earned a M.S. in Biological Sciences from The University of Tulsa in 2009, and a B.A. from Dartmouth College in 2006.
I am currently the Darwin Fellow for the Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In addition to teaching and mentorship, I am working with Chris Sutherland on the genomic basis of metapopulation dynamics in endangered water voles, as well as genetic species identification and structure in small North American carnivores. I recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Rachel Spigler's Lab at Temple University. I earned my Ph.D. working with Andrew Storfer in the School of Biological Sciences at Washington State University in 2015. Previously, I earned a M.S. in Biological Sciences from The University of Tulsa in 2009, and a B.A. from Dartmouth College in 2006.
