I'm a third-year PhD student at University of California, Davis in the Graduate Group of Ecology. Previously I have completed a MSc in behavior and physiology of octopuses with an emphasis on how these correlate with welfare. Now I am pursuing a PhD in ecology studying the broadnose sevengill shark in San Francisco Bay. In addition to my PhD, I support or lead various other elasmobranch research projects, including the movement ecology of critically endangered soupfin sharks, Galeorhinus galeus; the contamination threats to elasmobranchs in San Francisco Bay, and; the San Francisco Bay shark foodweb, evaluating the resources that various shark species compete for.
I am equally passionate about conservation science as I am social justice and science communication work. In 2021, I co-founded the 501(c)3 non-profit, Minorities In Aquarium & Zoo Science (MIAZS), and now maintain an executive directorship pursuing the mission to advance aquarium and zoo science by diversifying the professionals and their perspectives within it. Additionally, I co-host a science podcast, Sharkpedia, where the primary authors of elasmobranch research are interviewed to communicate their science and strategies to the general public. I intend to continue conducting science, communicating science in fun and interactive ways, and actively working to make the science fields more diverse and inclusive. Want to support these efforts? Please visit my support page! |