I am a quantitative ecologist and mathematical biologist interested in understanding and managing natural systems. My work is highly interdisciplinary and collaborative as I deeply enjoy working with and learning from others.

Research Interests

My research focuses on developing data-driven solutions to biological problems in insect pest management and monitoring. My research program seeks to answer two fundamental questions: (1) What biological mechanisms determine the success of pest population control? and (2) How can data-driven models improve how we monitor and manage pest populations?

About

I am a postdoctoral research scholar in the Department of Entomology at the University of Georgia, where I work with Dr. Bill Snyder. My current work focuses on developing models for agricultural pest forecasting, detection, and management.

I received my Ph.D. in the Biomathematics from North Carolina State University, where I was advised by Drs. Alun Lloyd and Fred Gould. My dissertation, titled The Role of Genetics in Pest Population Control, can be read here. At NC State, I was a Genetics and Genomics Scholar, and a NSF Graduate Research Fellow. I received a B.S. in Mathematics with highest honors from the University of Maine in 2020 (my undergraduate thesis can be found here).