I am an assistant professor in the
Department of Biological Sciences at California State University San
Marcos. My intellectual interests are highly interdisciplinary. My
research has largely explored the characterization and response of
marine communities and organisms to varying environmental conditions
and interactions. Most of my work has focused on understanding
planktonic communities that make up the base of the food web in the
ocean. To conduct this research, I have cultivated a wide variety of
expertise, incorporating computer modeling, theoretical work, method
development, and field work. To begin my academic career, I earned
bachelor's degrees in mathematics and biology from the University of
California, San Diego (UCSD). I earned graduate degrees in
biological oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography
(SIO) at UCSD. I was also a postdoctoral fellow at MIT and SIO.
Overall, I am enthusiastic about learning about the organisms in the
ocean and providing people with authentic learning experiences so we
can all increase our understanding and appreciation of the natural
world.
