About

I am an evolutionary biologist that primarily works on plant evolution and polyploidy. I am especially interested in grasses as a model for polyploid evolution and because of their applications to agriculture and ecological resilience. In 2024 I founded Southern Genetics LLC to conduct grassland research and provide botanical services for local dairy and beef farmers in North Carolina. I am currently a public health scientist for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services where I am developing computational infrastructure for long-term pathogen monitoring. I also work as an independent consultant on bioinformatic software development. I am always looking to integrate new technologies into research and develop teaching materials that improve access to resources and remove computational barriers to biodiversity or genomics research.