I am a lecturer in the Department of Biological Sciences at Sacramento State University and a postdoctoral research associate in Caroline Farrior’s lab at the University of Texas, Austin. The main aim of my research is to distill the central forces that drive the distribution and abundance of plant populations and communities in changing environments by creating quantitative, data-driven mechanistic models.
In 2019, I completed my PhD in Population Biology at UC Davis in Alan Hastings’ lab. My dissertation research focused on the intersection of spatial ecology, theoretical population biology, and global change biology, particularly how climate change affects the spatial spread of biotic invasions, species range shifts, and plant community dynamics. My research was financially supported by the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
I finished my Bachelor’s of Science Degree with dual majors in Biology and Mathematics & Statistics (concentration in Applied Mathematics) at Sonoma State University in Spring 2014.