I am a Prestigious Diversity Ph.D. Fellow in the Ocean Ecology Lab at Oregon State University. My dissertation will focus on predator-prey dynamics in large whales. I am also an NSF GRFP Fellow and ARCS Scholar. Broadly, my research interests include wildlife ecology, bioenergetics, the effects of disturbance, habitat use, and more. I am concurrently finishing my master’s degree in the Vertebrate Ecology Lab at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories. My master’s thesis focuses on the foraging ecology of late chick-rearing emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) in the Ross Sea. Prior to this, I attended the University of Idaho (UI) where I double majored in Environmental Science and Wildlife Resources. At the UI, I founded the Idaho Chapter of the Women in Science Society, participated in the NSF IRES program, and worked as a Student Ambassador for the College of Natural Resources. Post-graduation, I spent a year in Denmark and Greenland as a Fulbright student, studying marine wildlife and polar ecosystems. I also spent time working with the British Antarctic Survey, LeopardSeals.org, and Oceanomare Delphis Onlus.
Ph.D. in Wildlife Science, beginning in September 2024
Oregon State University
M.Sc. in Marine Science, expected December 2024
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
B.Sc. in Environmental Science, 2019
University of Idaho
BSc in Wildlife Resources, 2019
University of Idaho