I have the long-term goal of working in academia in Ecology, specifically herpetology. I would love to investigate marine reptiles, namely sea snakes and sea turtles. Otherwise, I am interested in themes of conservation, climate change, biogeography, diet ecology, animal behavior, and herpetology. 

I was born in the San Jose, CA and grew up in Grand Rapids, MI, where I graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2020 from Forest Hills High School. I then went on to spend two years at Wayne State University in Detroit before transferring to the University of Michigan of Ann Arbor where I graduated with a BS in Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity and Political Science in December 2024.