Education & Background

Undergraduate (2008-2013)

B.S. Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State University

• • Major: Wildlife Ecology

  • Minor: Zoology

  • Honors: Cum Laude

Graduate (2013-2018)

Ph.D. Environmental & Conservation Sciences, North Dakota State University

• • Completion: January 2018

  • Programs: College Teaching Certificate

  • Cumulative GPA: 4.0

Teaching Experience

General Ecology (NDSU, 1 Semester

General Biology I Lecture (NDSU, 2 Semesters)

General Biology I Graduate Lab Coordinator (NDSU, 1 Semester)

General Biology I Laboratory (NDSU, 2 Semesters)

General Biology II Laboratory (NDSU, 1 Semester)

Research Experience

Post-doctoral Researcher, Behavioral Ecology Team, Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. In collaboration with Dr. Samuel Caro

• • Study Species: Blue Tits (Cyanistes caeruleus), 2018-present.

Graduate Student Researcher, Greives Lab, North Dakota State Univ.

• • Study Species: Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis), 2013-2018.

Biological Sciences Aide, USDA Forest Service, Colville National Forest, 2013.

• • Supervisor: Chris Loggers

Undergraduate Student Researcher, Crespi Lab, Washington State Univ.

• • Study Species: Eastern red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus), 2012-2013.

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Holmes-Schwabl Lab, Washington State Univ.

• • Study Species: Zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata), 2010-2013.

Undergraduate Volunteer at the Washington State Univ. Grizzly Bear Center, Robbins Lab, Washington State Univ.

• • Study Species: Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos), 2010.