I graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick in May 2021 with a bachelor's degree in Geology - Planetary Science Option and a minor in Business and Technical Writing. Although I intended to major in chemistry when I entered Rutgers University, I fell in love with geology through the paleoclimate reconstruction research I began through the Aresty Summer Science Program with Dr. Kenneth G. Miller.

In my junior year, after I officially changed my major to geology, I became more interested in planetary science. I switched labs, learned visible-to-near-infrared (VNIR) spectroscopy for mineral identification on Mars, and completed my honors senior thesis, Presence of Widespread Hydrothermal Minerals in the Eridania Basin on Mars: Implications for Formation Mechanism, with the supervision of Dr. Lujendra Ojha.

In addition to research, I am passionate about improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in the geosciences, as well as science communication and outreach. In the past, I have interned with the Rutgers Geology Museum in the aid of the VirtualGEO project to create accessible, virtual field trips of geologically relevant field sites in New Jersey. I served as a summer communications intern for EarthScope (previously UNAVCO) in both 2021 and 2022. Currently at UT Austin, I am a Geoscience Ambassador and an editor for Science Y'all, the Jackson School's graduate student blog.

In my free time, I love running, kayaking, and traveling, as well as hanging out with my dog, Duff, my partner, Wren, and my friends!