PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS AND EDUCATION
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Louisiana State University, Department of Biological Sciences
Postdoctoral Fellow, Michigan State University, Department of Entomology
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Nevada, Reno, Department of Biology
Bachelor of Science, University of Pittsburgh (Cum Laude)
GRANTS
USDA-APHIS, Louisiana State University, 2021
USDA-NIFA Postdoctoral Fellowship, Michigan State University, 2019
Research Grant, University of Nevada, Reno, Graduate Student Association, 2016
NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant, National Science Foundation, 2015
Award in Tropical Botany, Garden Club of America, 2014
The Diana Hadley-Lynch Scholarship, The Biology Department, University of Nevada, Reno, 2012,2015,2016
The Wilson Award, The Biology Department, University of Nevada, Reno, 2013
The Brussard Scholarship, The Biology Department, University of Nevada, Reno, 2012
AWARDS (* = Faculty nominated)
2021* Outstanding Postdoc Award, Michigan State University, Entomology Department
2017* Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Nevada, Reno, Biology Department
CONFERENCES & SEMINARS (* = invited seminar or symposium)
2020 Entomological Society of America, virtual conference
2019 Entomological Society of America, St. Louis, MO
2018 Entomological Society of America, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2018* Ecological Society of America, New Orleans, LA
2018* Department of Entomology, Michigan State University
2017 Entomological Society of America, Denver, CO
2017* Ecology and Evolution Program, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
2017 Gordon Research Conference, Plant-herbivore interactions symposium
2016* Andes and Amazon Tropical Biology Seminar, Tena, Ecuador
2015 Gordon Research Conference, Speciation symposium
2015 Ecological Society of America, Baltimore, MD
2014 Ecological Society of America, Sacramento, CA
2013 Gordon Research Conference, Ventura, CA, Plant-herbivore interactions symposium
2013 Entomological Society of America, Lake Tahoe, NV
2012* Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil