About

I am a biologist interested in avian evolution and museum specimens. I graduated from San José State University (SJSU) with a B.S. in Biology, with a concentration in ecology and evolution in 2019. After graduating from SJSU, I worked three field seasons as a research technician. I worked on mule deer, Greater Sage-Grouse, and California Spotted Owls. Though I enjoyed working in the field, I longed to return to museum work.

After two years of field work, I began a Master’s program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). I worked with Dr. Kevin Winker, the curator of birds at the University of Alaska Museum of the North. My Master’s thesis examined gene flow, divergence, and local adaptation in Beringian birds. While at UAF, I worked as a Curatorial Assistant, collecting and preparing bird specimens.

Currently, I am a PhD student at the University of New Mexico in the Andersen Lab. I’m also an NSF Museum Research Trainee. I hope to use phylogenomics to study the biogeography of island systems.

CV

MSc Biology
University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2024

BSc Biology
summa cum laude
San José State University, 2019

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Updated Feb 2025