About me
I am a second year PhD student in the Ries Lab of Butterfly Informatics at Georgetown University. I study the impacts of sub-optimal nutrition and climate stressors (heat waves and drought) on the overwintering success of Baltimore checkerspot caterpillars. My research includes collecting butterflies in the field, laboratory-rearing caterpillars, and I am starting to dabble in species distribution modeling.
Prior to starting my PhD, I graduated from UC San Diego with a master’s degree in Biology. For my thesis research, I investigated the thermal tolerance of feral and managed honey bees in San Diego in the lab of James Nieh.
Before my master’s, I graduated from UC San Diego with a bachelor’s degree in Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution. Outside of research, I enjoy crocheting and spending time with my two cats. 