I am a 5th year PhD candidate in the Cáceres Lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. My dissertation has focused on gaining a better understanding of host and parasite traits that lead to variation in host susceptibility. In addition to research, I am also passionate about teaching and science outreach. During my time as a graduate student, I have been a TA for Race and Environmental Biology and Marine Biology. I have also collaborated with other graduate students and K-12 teachers to co-create two science curriculum units aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards and based on research done in the Cáceres Lab.

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