Education

Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Ph.D. Student in the Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences (Current)
Advisor: Catherine Markham, Associate Professor

Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Master of Arts in Biological Sciences (Concentration in Applied Ecology), May 2023 Graduate Certificate in Science Training & Research to Inform Decisions, May 2023
Advisor: Catherine Markham, Associate Professor

Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Bachelor of Science in Human Evolutionary Biology, May 2019 Summa cum laude

Research Experience

Senior Research Aide in the Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook NY
August 2024 – October 2024
Selected for the role of senior research aide for data analysis of an upper-level undergraduate course (BIO 354: Evolution). Conducted statistical analyses to assess student learning outcomes across pre-test and post-test scores.

MA Research, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Advisor: Catherine Markham, Associate Professor
August 2021 – May 2023
Examined how immature baboons, ages 6 months to 3 years, modulate their spatial behavior in response to feeding competition and perceived risks of predation. Research has been conducted by analyzing over 20 years of data from the Amboseli Baboon Research Project, which is stored in a relational database that requires SQL skills to query the data.

Research Assistant, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
June – August 2023
June – August 2022
Developed a behavioral ecology module for Stony Brook University’s I-STEM program. The module is targeted at middle school students with the goal of engaging them in science and teaching them about competition, group living, and behavioral animal sampling.

Research Associate in the Alberts Lab, Duke University, Durham, NC
April – August 2021
June – October 2019
Responsibilities included the weighing, extraction, purification, and assay of steroid and thyroid hormones from baboon fecal samples. Required accurate pipetting and involved the handling of biohazardous and radioactive materials in the laboratory. Worked as a team to efficiently reach a common goal. Taught undergraduates lab protocols.

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant for Evolution of the Human Brain (EBH 316), Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
August 2024 – December 2024
Selected for the role of teaching assistant for this course with an enrollment of over 280 students. Responsibilities include organization of the grade book, attending weekly lectures, holding weekly office hours, proctoring quizzes and exams, and leading one lecture.

Teaching Assistant for Organisms to Ecosystems (BIO 201), Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
August 2022 – May 2024
Selected for the role of teaching assistant for this course with an enrollment of over 600 students. The course is structured as a flipped classroom where students watch lectures online during the week and come once a week for an in-person activity. Responsibilities included assisting groups of students during in-class activities, grading, proctoring exams, and attending weekly meetings with the instructional team to ensure effective student learning.

Teaching Assistant for Chordate Zoology (BIO 344), Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
January – June 2022
Responsibilities included teaching a lab section consisting of 25 students, assisting them with questions and dissections of specimens, creating quizzes, administering practical exams, attending weekly lab prep meetings with the instructional team, and holding weekly office hours.

Skills

Science Communication (Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science Training)                      
Lab work: Radioimmunoassay, thyroid, and steroid hormone extraction
Computational: R (statistical analysis), ArcGIS, SQL, Python

Full CV here.