I originally began my science research as an undergraduate, studying the life history characteristics of freshwater, marine, and terrestrial isopods with
Dr. Douglas Glazier (Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA).
I completed my master’s degree at the University of Oklahoma under the supervision of Dr. Vaughn where I examined the role of local and regional environmental factors in structuring caddisfly communities. Since then, I have become fascinated with freshwater mussel communities and their unique reproductive and life history strategies.
I received my Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma under the direction of Dr. Caryn Vaughn where I studied the reproductive timing and success of freshwater mussels.
I worked primarily in the Little River in southeastern Oklahoma, a unique part of the country that is home to a diverse and dense mussel fauna. I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at Trent University where, under the direction of Dr. Chris Wilson, I study conservation genetics of endangered freshwater mussels in southwestern Ontario.
