News

April 2021 - Along with an undergraduate collaborator, I was selected as a Raven Fellow by The Raven Society at the University of Virginia. 

March 2021 - The manuscript for my undergrad thesis work was accepted at Biochemical Systematics and Ecology!

June 2020 - Received a 2020 Bill Dahl Graduate Student Research Award from the Botanical Society of America and proposal was selected as the 2020 Karling Award, given annually to the top proposal.

May 2020 - Passed my Qualifying Exam, officially a PhD candidate!

October 2019 - Won an award for the best graduate student poster at the SEPEEG conference
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August 2018 - Started graduate school at University of Virginia

July 2018 - Presented a talk at Botany 2018.

May 2018 - Graduated magna cum laude from Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame with a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Gerontology. 

May 2018 - Awarded Young Botanist by the Botanical Society of America in recognition of outstanding seniors in the plant sciences

May 2018 - Awarded The George & Juanda Bick Nature Award from Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame in recognition for outstanding work and potential in an Environmental field.