About Me

 

I'm originally from Massachusetts, where I grew up next to an amazing ephemeral wetland. From a young age, I visited this wetland to learn about red-backed salamanders in this ecosystem. Additionally, I was fascinated by the gray treefrogs sticking to my house and the spring peepers chorusing loudly through the night. This, along with annual visits to regional zoos and aquariums, sparked my passion for wildlife.

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In 2013, I graduated from Northeastern University in Boston (not to be confused with Northwestern in Chicago!) with a B.S. in Biology where I completed two co-ops and a study abroad in Australia. I then spent two years traveling along the eastern United States as a herpetological field technician. In 2017, I graduated from Clemson University with a M.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology where my research involved habitat associations of priority herpetofauna in the state of South Carolina. My thesis focused on species distribution, abundance, and physiology of green salamanders in the Blue Ridge Escarpment. 

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I am currently a Herpetologist with the US Space Force where I work with threatened and endangered reptiles and amphibians on Vandenberg Space Force Base in southern California.

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