About me:I studied for my master's in the Townsend Lab at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. There, I contributed ecological niche models to several phylogeographic and integrative taxonomic studies. My thesis research consisted of modeling ecological niches to aid in the delimitation several understudied Central American leopard frogs (Pantherana).
During my time at IUP, I also was lucky enough to be a field tech in the Larkin Lab. I helped on a project looking at habitat characteristics that promoted native pollinator density in early successional forests of Pennsylvania. This experience left me hooked, I wanted to get back out into the field and study native pollinator ecology. Now, at University of Maryland, in the EspíndoLab, I am doing just that as a PhD student. I hope to generate research that can benefit and inform conservation and management practitioners. All-in-all, I strive to be an enthusiastic advocate for the insects of our world, the critical ecological services they provide, and the natural habitats that sustain us all. When I'm not doing research stuff, you'll likely find me in the woods barreling down a hill on a bike or marvelling at all the cool things under logs. |