I am a plant biologist, geneticist and ecological designer. I am interested in how we can use genetic and genomic technologies to both improve wild ecological systems as well as engineer more sustainable agricultural systems and infrastructure. I am broadly interested in the genomics of adaptation to climate change, ecological transcriptomics, bioengineering ecological solutions, and applying genomic tools to conservation.

To answer questions about adaptation to climate change in wild species I use comparative phylogenomic, ecological transcriptomic, bioengineering and systems biology approaches.

I am passionate about interdisciplinary, community-based science that aims to provide solutions to real world problems such as food security, climate change and sustainable infrastructure. Education and outreach are an important part of my mission as a scientist.

I am a PhD Candidate in the Coruzzi Lab at NYU and the New York Botanical Garden. I study plants adapted to extreme ecosystems using ecological Omics approaches. Previously I managed the Genomics Lab at the American Museum of Natural History where I worked on a wide range of ecological, evolutionary and conservation projects.

I completed my masters at Northwestern and the Chicago Botanic Garden in the Zerega lab where I studied the genetic diversity of Caribbean Breadfruit and the conservation of rare Hawaiian plants. My most recent publication can be found here.

I was the genomics lab manager at the American Museum of Natural History for four years where I supported genomic research across the evolutionary tree of life.

Currently I collaborate with many institutions including the New York Botanical Garden, The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, The American Museum of Natural History and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.