Sarah Baggett graduated from Baylor University with a B.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology and a particular focus on freshwater ecology. She is currently working toward her M.S. in Wildlife, Aquatic, and Wildlands Science and Management as a graduate research assistant at Texas Tech University where she investigates lotic eDNA ecology and employs eDNA analysis to gain an in-depth understanding of the biodiversity of the Lower Pecos River watershed prior to the introduction of treated produced water.