Hello! I am originally from Houston, Texas, and went to Rice University to complete my BS in Geology. While I was at Rice University, I fell in love with soil and the field of biogeochemistry. I went on to complete my PhD at the University of California - Merced. My dissertation research was about the impact of precipitation (both amount and seasonality) on soil carbon and nitrogen. Currently, I am continuing my academic career at Yale University as a postdoctoral associate. I am also passionate about art, design, and science communication. You can see some of my illustrations for another project I used to be a part of, Radiobio, a graduate student led podcast ([radiobio.net](http://radiobio.net)), some of which are featured on my [[Creative Work and Science Communication]] page. ![[about_me_pic_cropped.jpg]]