I am currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, studying abscisic acid dynamics, drought stress, and stomatal evolution.

I did my PhD work at Purdue University in the department of Botany and Plant Pathology, graduating in December 2023, working for Dr. Scott McAdam. I am a plant physiologist and Indiana native who specializes in plant hydraulics, tree phenology, and plant hormone biology, working to understand the many ways plants and plant communities will change as the climate warms. I have primarily worked on deciduous trees, investigating all aspects of the leaf lifespan. Including:

During the final year of my PhD, I was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to pursue and impendent research project on the effects of climate change on leaf phenology at the University of Tasmania with Dr. Tim Brodribb.

Since finishing my PhD I have worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University with Dr. Holbrook, working on bud and leaf ontogeny and naturally occurring stomata responding mutants.

In addition to my research, I have a passion for teaching and outreach, having taught seven classes where I had varying duties, including teaching lectures, running labs, and building online resources for students.

I have also presented at a number of national and international conferences where I presented posters and talks about my novel research.

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