CV
Education
- Ph.D. in Integrative Biology, University of New Hampshire (in progress)
- Advisor: Dr. Melissa Aikens
- Dissertation: Developing data literacy in biology courses: Investigating student programming motivation
- M.S. in Biology with a concentration in Ecology & Evolution, University of South Florida, 2022
- Advisor: Dr. Luanna Prevost
- Thesis: Mixed method analysis of undergradute student interpretation of different phylogenetic trees
- B.S. in Marine Biology, University of South Florida, 2020
Work experience
- Summers 2023-2025: Graduate Research Assistant
- University of New Hampshire
- Duties included: Conducting and analyzing qualitative interviews, and qualitative coding of open response questions
- Supervisor: Dr. Melissa Aikens
- Spring 2024: Graduate Research Assistant
- University of New Hampshire
- Duties included: Creating teaching materials for introductory and intermediate statistics and R concepts, and assisting with recuitment for a data science training program
- Supervisor: Dr. Easton White
- Summer 2022: Graduate Research Assistant
- University of South Florida
- Duties included: Creating and organizing online resources for k-12 instructors.
- Supervisor: Dr. Luanna Prevost
Skills
- Proficiency in R
- Markup languages:
- Rmarkdown
- Quarto
Publications
Talks
Exploring student motivation in programming: Insights from a hybrid field-based data science course
Poster at Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) annual meeting, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Characterizing biology students’ mindsets and task values towards programming
Talk at Graduate Student Research Conference annual meeting, University of New Hampshire
Community college transfer students’ perceptions of supports and barriers to persistence in their major at a four-year institution
Poster at Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) annual meeting, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Mixed method analysis of undergraduate student interpretation of different phylogenetic tree styles
Talk at Graduate Student Seminar Series, University of New Hampshire Department of Biological Sciences
Teaching
Service and leadership
- September 2025 - present: DBER-SiT Chair
- October 2025 - present: SABER Virtual Committee Co-Chair
- January 2025 - September 2025: DBER-SiT Chair-Elect
- August 2023 - September 2025: DBER-SiT Funding Committee Co-Chair
- January 2025 - present: UNH R Users Group Instructor
- August 2022 - May 2023: Co-founder and Member of the Department of Biological Sciences Graduate Student Committee at the University of New Hampshire
- May 2021 - May 2022: Co-president of Biology Graduate Student Organization at the University of South Florida