About

I am a biologist, graphic designer, and science advocate. As a Ph.D. candidate at Cornell University, I research the molecular underpinnings of symbioses in fungi and bacteria. I am broadly interested in how beneficial interactions between diverse organisms shape ecosystems and drive evolution.

In 2025, I co-founded and co-led the McClintock Letters initiative, a nationwide op-ed writing campaign that allowed people to hear directly from scientists in their own communities about what it is they do and why it matters. My work on this initiative was featured in The New York Times, Science, and more (see press). In 2026, I spearheaded a new project in partnership with local newspapers—Innovations in Science— with the aim of continuing and cementing the locally-oriented science communication work begun with the McClintock Letters. I work on these and other science policy and communication projects with the Scientist Network for Advancing Policy (SNAP), of which I am a founding member, and the Cornell Advancing Science and Policy Club, of which I have served as co-President and Vice President.

I believe science communication can serve as a powerful tool to not only drive civic engagement and inform policy, but to reinforce our shared humanity by stoking our inherent wonder and appreciation for the natural world. Outside of work, I moonlight as an oil painter, gardener, and fly fisher.