• I am currently supported by an Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Michigan.

Previously, I:

• was a Life Sciences Fellow at the University of Michigan (2019-2023).

• earned a PhD at Cornell University (2013-2019), working within Cornell’s Laboratory of Ornithology. As a graduate student, I investigated several dimensions of biodiversity, applying the tools of Systematic Biology, Population Genomics, and Paleontology. Key Paper 1Publisher’s AwardKey Paper 22019 Defense Seminar

• worked as a researcher in the Prum Lab (2010-2013), where I largely focused on discovering the evolutionary relationships within and among bird species.

• completed a Bachelors of Science degree at Yale University (2006-2010). My senior thesis investigated patterns of phylogeographic congruence among co-distributed open-habitat specialists across the Amazon basin.

I am currently affiliated with five groups within the University of Michigan

1. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2. Earth and Environmental Sciences
3. Museum of Zoology
4. Institute for Data Science
5. School for Environment and Sustainability