education
Cornell University. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, PhD (present)
University of Arizona. School of Natural Resources and the Environment, MS (2018)
Beloit College. Environmental Biology, BS (2016)
University of Arizona. School of Natural Resources and the Environment, MS (2018)
Beloit College. Environmental Biology, BS (2016)
background
I am an applied biogeochemist in the field of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University. I study human influences on ecological processes. I am originally from Queens, New York City. My appreciation for the great outdoors didn't develop until I was in college, but I inherited my love of plants from my father, who is an avid gardener. Learning about how plants and their belowground counterparts survive in a world dominated by human innovation, protection, and destruction, is fascinating. I am especially interested in conducting research which can inform sustainable land management in East Africa, the homeland of my husband. As a McNair Scholar and Fellow, I've seen firsthand how effective mentorship can give underepresented scholars the support we need to thrive in academia. As a result, I strive to be the black female mentor I never had for future generations of underrepresented scholars. In the little time I have not relinquished to research- and school- related duties, I enjoy writing poetry, hiking, reading novels, and traveling.