I recently accepted a postdoctoral position as a Stengl-Wyer Scholar at the University of Texas! Stay tuned for investigations into the ecological drivers of social information use in mollies!
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About MeHow individuals choose to interact with others in their social environments has wide ranging implications from social network structure, to disease spread, and to cultural learning processes. My research interests tackle this question by investigating how the behavior of others in a social group can be used to inform another individual's social interactions. My teaching philosophy revolves around inclusivity in the classroom, and focuses on retention of underrepresented student groups in science degrees.
I am currently a Stengl-Wyer Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Texas. My academic journey started at Texas A&M, where I graduated with a B.S in Biology and a minor in Genetics, and conducted research as an undergraduate in the Rosenthal Lab. After graduating, I continued to hone my love of teaching and mentoring as an Academic Counselor to the Texas A&M Athletics department. I then went on to pursue a Ph.D in ecology and evolutionary biology in the Saltz Lab at Rice University. I successfully defended my dissertation titled 'Fruit Fly Fight Club: Identifying the causes and effects of social information use and production' in 2024, and graduated with a Certificate in Teaching and Learning from Rice's Center for Teaching Excellence. |
Contact Information
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If you're curious about what I do, please reach out, I'd love to talk!
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