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I grew up in Tampa, Florida and completed my undergraduate degree in Biology, focusing in Ecology and Evolution, at Florida State University. Growing up, the matriarchs in my family instilled in me the heart to care for and understand the environment around me. This led me to spend summers in Colorado working "random" jobs in an effort to get outdoors more, which ultimately solidified a passion in me to spend time in and protect the outdoors. As an ecologist, I hope to intertwine my research with environmental and social justice to provide effective change in the way we conserve our planet and restore power to the traditional stewards of the land.
My research interests include behavioral ecology, movement ecology, urban ecology, global change biology, urban conservation and management, racial and environmental justice, ecophysiology, human-wildlife conflict, and socio-eco-evolutionary dynamics. My most recent research project was completed during my Baccalaureate degree at Florida State University in the Levitan lab under Dr. Don Levitan and Kevin Olsen. Here, I investigated the influence of microplastics on fertilization success and sperm availability in purple sea urchins. You can learn more about this here. During my time at FSU, I worked in various labs ranging from song learning to understanding why individuals cooperate. Simultaneously, I established an ESA SEEDS Chapter in 2019 in order to create a space for marginalized voices pursuing Ecology at FSU. |
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