About me
Growing up in piney woods of East Texas, I spent a lot of time in nature. This led me to pursue a degree in biolgy at the University of Central Arkansas, where I started researching the interactions between social amoeba and their various bacterial endosymbionts with Dr. Tammy Haselkorn. Realizing the type of work I was interested in was computationally heavy, I then pursued a master's degree in Bioinformatics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. I am currently working on my Ph.D. in Population Biology, Ecology, and Evolution at Emory University.
Outside of research, I enjoy spending time in nature with my partner, Mackenzie, and our two Chihuahuas Lady Bug (left) and Ember (right). I also really enjoy cooking, and I think if I was to pursue another career, I'd probably want to try being a chef.