Highlights below:
EDUCATION
2016-2021 PhD in Biology, Drexel University
Advisor: Sean O’Donnell, PhD
Cumulative GPA: 4.0
2016 B.S. in Biology, magna cum laude, Ursinus College
Cumulative GPA: 3.69
Minor: Mathematics
Honors: Chemistry, Biology
RESEARCH POSITIONS
2022- present NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Biology Department, Stanford University
Advisors: Lauren O'Connell, PhD and Deborah Gordon, PhD
Project: Diet and defense: characterizing the relationship between poison frogs and their tropical ant prey
2016-2021 PhD Candidate, Biology Department, Drexel University
Advisor: Sean O’Donnell, PhD
Thesis: Exploring the role of adult nutrition on social behavior, chemical and reproductive physiology of tropical social paper wasps (Mischocyttarus pallidipectus)
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Research Support:
2022 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship- $138,000, National Science Foundation
2021 Student Research Grant- $1,000, The Animal Behavior Society
2019 Lewis and Clark Fund Grant- $5,000, American Philosophical Society
2018 International Experience Award- $750, Drexel University Office of International Programs
2017 Robert L. and Louise B. Jeanne Social Wasp Research Grant- $2,300, International Union for the Study of Social Insects: North American Section
2016-2018 Dean’s Fellowship- $10,000, Drexel University College of Arts and Sciences
Travel Support:
2019 Biology Department Travel Award- $250, Drexel University Department of Biology
2019 Teck-Kah Lim Graduate Student Travel Subsidy Award- $600, The Graduate College of Drexel University
HONORS AND AWARDS
2020 Continuing Excellence in Teaching Assistance, The Graduate College of Drexel University
2019 Teaching Assistance Excellence Award, The Graduate College of Drexel University
2017 Poster Presentation Second Place, Drexel Emerging Graduate Scholars Conference
2016 Second Place Award, Biological Chemistry Division, Intercollegiate Student Chemists Convention, Ursinus College
2016- present Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
2014- present Beta Beta Beta National Honors Biological Society
2012-2016 Dean’s List, Ursinus College
PROFFESSIONAL SERVICE
2023-present Editorial Board Member, Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment
2022 Invited Seminar Speaker, Department of Biology, California State University Dominguez Hills
2021 Invited Guest Speaker, Beta Beta Beta Biological Honors Society Induction Ceremony, Ursinus College
2019 Conference Staff, The 6th National CIRTL (Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning) Forum, Drexel University
2017-2019 Mentor, international Students Tackling Advanced Research (iSTAR) Program, Drexel University
2018 Conference Organizer, Social Insects in the North-East Regions Conference, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia Pa
2015 Mentor, FUTURE Program, The Parlee Center for Science and the Common Good, Ursinus College
2014-2016 Fellow, Center for Writing and Speaking, Ursinus College
2013-2014 Biology Tutor, Center for Academic Support, Ursinus College
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
2022-present Postdoctoral Teaching Certificate, Stanford University
2018- 2021 PROFESS Program, Center for the Advancement of STEM Teaching and Learning Excellence (CASTLE), Drexel University
-STEM 511: Foundations in Teaching and Learning of STEM Undergraduates
-STEM 512: Advanced Undergraduate STEM Pedagogical Techniques
-STEM 514: Quality Assessment Practices
-STEM 513: Improving STEM Education Through Research
2016-2021 PhD in Biology, Drexel University
Advisor: Sean O’Donnell, PhD
Cumulative GPA: 4.0
2016 B.S. in Biology, magna cum laude, Ursinus College
Cumulative GPA: 3.69
Minor: Mathematics
Honors: Chemistry, Biology
RESEARCH POSITIONS
2022- present NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Biology Department, Stanford University
Advisors: Lauren O'Connell, PhD and Deborah Gordon, PhD
Project: Diet and defense: characterizing the relationship between poison frogs and their tropical ant prey
2016-2021 PhD Candidate, Biology Department, Drexel University
Advisor: Sean O’Donnell, PhD
Thesis: Exploring the role of adult nutrition on social behavior, chemical and reproductive physiology of tropical social paper wasps (Mischocyttarus pallidipectus)
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Research Support:
2022 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship- $138,000, National Science Foundation
2021 Student Research Grant- $1,000, The Animal Behavior Society
2019 Lewis and Clark Fund Grant- $5,000, American Philosophical Society
2018 International Experience Award- $750, Drexel University Office of International Programs
2017 Robert L. and Louise B. Jeanne Social Wasp Research Grant- $2,300, International Union for the Study of Social Insects: North American Section
2016-2018 Dean’s Fellowship- $10,000, Drexel University College of Arts and Sciences
Travel Support:
2019 Biology Department Travel Award- $250, Drexel University Department of Biology
2019 Teck-Kah Lim Graduate Student Travel Subsidy Award- $600, The Graduate College of Drexel University
HONORS AND AWARDS
2020 Continuing Excellence in Teaching Assistance, The Graduate College of Drexel University
2019 Teaching Assistance Excellence Award, The Graduate College of Drexel University
2017 Poster Presentation Second Place, Drexel Emerging Graduate Scholars Conference
2016 Second Place Award, Biological Chemistry Division, Intercollegiate Student Chemists Convention, Ursinus College
2016- present Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
2014- present Beta Beta Beta National Honors Biological Society
2012-2016 Dean’s List, Ursinus College
PROFFESSIONAL SERVICE
2023-present Editorial Board Member, Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment
2022 Invited Seminar Speaker, Department of Biology, California State University Dominguez Hills
2021 Invited Guest Speaker, Beta Beta Beta Biological Honors Society Induction Ceremony, Ursinus College
2019 Conference Staff, The 6th National CIRTL (Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning) Forum, Drexel University
2017-2019 Mentor, international Students Tackling Advanced Research (iSTAR) Program, Drexel University
2018 Conference Organizer, Social Insects in the North-East Regions Conference, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia Pa
2015 Mentor, FUTURE Program, The Parlee Center for Science and the Common Good, Ursinus College
2014-2016 Fellow, Center for Writing and Speaking, Ursinus College
2013-2014 Biology Tutor, Center for Academic Support, Ursinus College
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
2022-present Postdoctoral Teaching Certificate, Stanford University
2018- 2021 PROFESS Program, Center for the Advancement of STEM Teaching and Learning Excellence (CASTLE), Drexel University
-STEM 511: Foundations in Teaching and Learning of STEM Undergraduates
-STEM 512: Advanced Undergraduate STEM Pedagogical Techniques
-STEM 514: Quality Assessment Practices
-STEM 513: Improving STEM Education Through Research