I am a PhD student studying freshwater community ecology at Oregon State University in the department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences. My research focuses on how pond communities respond to disturbance — I combine field work documenting differences between perennial and ephemeral pond communities across climatic contexts with experimental approaches to understand how communities might shift under future climate change scenarios. I've had the privilege of working alongside undergraduate researchers throughout my PhD, and mentoring the next generation of aquatic scientists is something I'm passionate about. When I'm not in the lab or the field, you can find me outside hiking, surfing, snowboarding, or biking.