I am a coastal scientist interested in how marine animals respond to oceanographic shifts on various timescales. I am currently a California Sea Grant State Fellow working with the San Francisco Estuary Partnership.
My work is highly interdisciplinary, and draws from oceanography, geochemistry and genetics. I received my Ph.D. in Earth and Planetary Sciences from the University of California, Davis in 2024. My Ph.D. research focused on how native clams respond to ocean acidification, and tested ways to mitigate the negative effects of acidified water. Prior to starting graduate school at UC Davis in 2019, I earned my BS and MS degrees in geology from Miami University. After graduating from Miami, I spent one year as a high school ENL/ESL Instructional Assistant for STEM subjects in Indianapolis, IN. I am committed to improving diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM, and am eager to make marine and coastal science more accessible. In my down time I enjoy reading novels, exercising and hiking with my dog, Luna.
The Bodega Marine Lab occupies unceded Coast Miwok lands. The Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo peoples are federally recognized today by the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria.