I am a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign studying the ecological drivers for tick-borne disease exposure risk across the highly fragmented landscape of St. Louis, Missouri.

My research integrates ecological fieldwork, spatial analysis, and molecular pathogen testing to understand how human-mediated landscape change effects tick survival, wildlife host community structure, and pathogen dynamics.

I am broadly interested in applying ecological science to conservation, public health, and environmental policy, especially in urbanized landscapes.