About
I am a dedicated researcher with an extensive background in comparative genomics driven by an insatiable curiosity about the evolution of vascular plants. I am currently an NSF postdoctoral fellow in biology working in Karolina Heyduk's lab at the University of Connecticut. There, I am taking an integrative approach combining anatomy, physiology and genomics to examine the intersection of facultative CAM and leaf heterophylly in the aquatic plant Littorella uniflora.
Education &
Experience
2023-present
University of Connecticut
Postdoctoral Research Associate
PI: Dr. Karolina Heyduk
2018-2023
Cornell University
Ph.D. Plant Biology
Advisor: Dr. Fay-Wei Li
2013-2015
Wichita State University
M.S. Biological Sciences
Advisor: Dr. James B. Beck
2008 - 2013
Wichita State University
B.S. Biological Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Mary Liz Jameson