I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Kraft Lab in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA. I work with annual wildflower and grass species in a serpentine grassland system in Southern California to answer questions about how differential investment in seeds and seed dispersal across species shapes patterns of biodiversity from local to landscape scales. My research integrates empirical data (seed dispersal distances in the field, plant traits) with modeling to investigate how accounting for differences in seed dispersal impacts local community assembly dynamics and landscape-level diversity. This work informs broader applications in range shift modeling, restoration, conservation, and reserve management.

I'm a UC Davis alum with a B.S. in Plant Biology and minors in Professional Writing and Ecology, Evolution, & Biodiversity. I earned my California Naturalist certification through the University of California's Agriculture and Natural Resources Division in 2019, which kickstarted my love for community science. You can find me documenting every organism I see on iNaturalist, eBird, or a number of other community science platforms.