Background and Interests:
I am interested in using noninvasive genetic and genomic tools to help inform adaptive endangered species management and overarching environmental policy. I received my B.S. In Zoology from Michigan State University where my interests in genetics and environmental policy began, using population genetics to determine lake herring population structure in inland lakes across Michigan, burbot population structure across Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and Lake Huron, and lake trout and brook trout hybridization in Lake Superior. I also worked as a Conservation Science Fellow with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance where I used noninvasive genetic tools to determine wild California mountain lion diet and help inform mountain lion management in collaboration with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.