About me
I am a first year PhD student in the Ries Lab of Butterfly Informatics at Georgetown University. My current plan is to focus my research on the effects of an invasive host plant on the fitness and thermal tolerance of a declining wetland butterfly, the Baltimore checkerspot.
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. 