I’m a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow and PhD Candidate in the Cell, Molecular, Developmental Biology, and Biophysics (CMDB) program at Johns Hopkins University. I’m advised by Rajiv McCoy and am broadly interested in human genomics and evolution - and especially genetic conflict at all levels. My thesis explores bias, dispersion, and error in human development. Currently I’m using data from IVF embryos to investigate genetic contributors to human fertility phenotypes.
I majored in Biology and Classics at Georgetown University, where I conducted theoretical evolution research with Manus Patten. I then spent two years as a Science Policy Fellow at the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI), working on technical and regulatory projects for Executive Branch agencies including the NIH and NASA.
Outside of research, I’m an avid cyclist. I compete with the Hopkins cycling team in the fall cyclocross season, and I mountain bike whenever I can. This spring I’m hoping to try my first gravel race.
I’m a member of the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail, where I support program planning and partnerships to maintain and improve the trail, along with the National Park Service. I’m also a member of the Board of Directors for the Rosslyn Business Improvement District (BID) in Arlington, VA, where I contribute to projects supporting transportation, signage, and outdoor spaces in the region.