Before starting at Michigan State University Extension, I was a postdoctoral researcher at Oregon State University in the Horticulture Department.
Education PhD, Ecology and Evolution, University of Illinois-Chicago (2016) Topic: Pollination and biological control in urban neighborhoods in Emily Minor's lab. MS, Entomology, University of Wisconsin (2011) Topic: Pollination of pickling cucumber and applied insect ecology in vegetables in Russell Groves's lab. BA, Biology, political science minor, Macaulay Honors at Lehman College (2009) Senior thesis: Aquatic invertebrates of the Bronx River
Trivia I enjoy hiking and the outdoors. New York City is my hometown. Not surprisingly, I enjoy a good poppy-seed bagel and smoked salmon sandwich.