I grew up in North Carolina and Hong Kong, then earned a B.A. in Biology from Carleton College in Northfield, MN. After graduating I worked for Cedar Creek LTER and the Echinacea Project in MN, Point Blue Conservation Science in Bolinas, CA and Quincy, CA, and for Costa Rica Bird Observatories.
In 2018 I completed my PhD in Ecology, Behavior and Evolution with a certificate in Terrestrial Biogeosciences at Boston University. From 2018-2021 I was a postdoc at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, where I enjoyed getting to know the plants, birds, and landscape of the intermountain west through lots of backpacking and snowshoeing! I then worked remotely as a postdoc with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, first from Utah, and more recently from Portland, Maine. In fall of 2022 I joined the faculty of Colby College here in Maine as a Visiting Assistant Professor in Environmental Studies.
I enjoy birding, traveling, board games, baking, and spending time outside with my partner Sam, our baby, and our dogs Maeby and Wally.