Photo Courtesy ​Kolby Brianne 

About
Currently I am a doctoral student in the department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where I work with Dr. Joe Bailey to explore landscape-level phenomena related to genetic diversity and ecosystem function. Concurrently, in the College of Communication & Information (focus in Journalism & Electronic Media), I explore questions about how we use components of the natural world to communicate. Previously, I earned my master's degree in Biology at California State University, Northridge with Dr. Casey terHorst.  I find value in approaching science from an interdisciplinary perspective, and in communicating the beauty, excitement, and importance of science through photography, creative writing, and other artistic means.