I’m an evolutionary biologist studying the inference of hybridization in evolutionary histories. Particularly, I’m interested in illuminating assumptions of inference methods and their performances when broken, developing useful tools and documentation, and testing these in empirical systems. I have a particular fondness for Andean angiosperm radiations -- studying the evolution of their floral morphologies, pollination systems, and biogeography.
I received my Ph.D. in Botany at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Dr. Cécile Ané's lab. There, I studied the accuracy of hybridization inference methods, and applied these to understand hybridization and trait evolution in the Neotropical bellflowers (Campanulaceae: Lobelioideae). I was supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Previously, I was a research technician at the University of Maryland, College Park with Dr. Anahí Espíndola. I completed my Bachelor of Arts in Biology with Honors at Grinnell College.