Education
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Doctorate in Philosophy
2026-Present
- Currently: Ph.D. Student in Ecology & Evolution
Double Degree
2021-2024
- B.S. in Evolution, Ecology, and Environmental Biology
- B.S. in Earth & Environmental Sciences
Dean’s List in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, and Fall 2024
Saint Charles East High School
Saint Charles, Illinois
- Diploma
2016-2020
Conferences
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 84th Annual Meeting
Attended
October-November 2024
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 83rd Annual Meeting
Attended
October 2023
Collections & Research Experience
Paleobotanical Lab—Field Museum of Natural History
October 2026-Present
Keyhani Lab—University of Illinois at Chicago
August 2026-Present
Chong Genetics Lab—University of Illinois at Chicago
September 2024-December 2024
Mann Paleontology Lab—Field Museum of Natural History
August 2024-Present
Molumby Lab—University of Illinois at Chicago
May 2024-December 2024
Fungal Ecology Lab—Field Museum of Natural History
March 2024-Present
Woodruff Lab—Paleontological Field Work & Research
July 2023-Present
Von Konrat Botany Lab & Collections—Field Museum of Natural History
May 2022-Present
Bates Ornithology Lab & Collections—Field Museum of Natural History
May 2022-Present
Sereno Paleontology Lab—University of Chicago Fossil Laboratory
February 2022-August 2025
Teaching Experience
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy—University of Illinois at Chicago
Teaching Assistant
August 2026-December 2026
