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My research looks at societal inequity and environmental injustice as the origin and driver of heterogeneity in cities, and seeks to understand how societal inequity shapes the ecology of cities. I focus primarily on wildlife ecology, biodiversity, biodiversity sampling (e.g,. iNaturalist), and human-wildlife interactions.
My research interest include urban ecology, social-ecological dynamics, environmental justice and health, human-wildlife interactions, management, community ecology, behavioral ecology, queer theory, and ecophysiology. I received my PhD from the University of California, Berkeley where I worked in the Schell Lab in 2024. Prior to my PhD, I completed my Bachelor's in Biology at Florida State University in May 2020 where I researched how humans indirectly impact marine communities via microplastics with Dr. Don Levitan. I went on to work as a Post-Bac researcher with Dr. Elizabeth Hobson where I worked on several projects including using vocalizations for species management. You can read about all of my research here. Parallel to my research, I work to advance diversity in STEM via fabric of justice. These avenues look like, establishing a local SEEDS chapter at my undergraduate institution, an undergraduate mentorship program at UC Berkeley, and an outdoor learning program. My efforts in this realm have also resulted in several publications, including integrating more inclusive language in ecology and evolution, improving virtual conferences, and rethinking how grants should be reviewed and "broader impact" sections should be pursued. |
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