I received a BSc in Conservation Biology from Brigham Young University in 2015 and a MSc in Biological Sciences from South Dakota State University in 2019. Currently, I work as a research associate in Texas A&M's AgriLife Research program. My research background includes soil respiration responses to altered snowmelt timing, precipitation pulses, and drought; nutrient homeostasis in native and invasive grasses; and NPP in managed rangelands. Currently, my research seeks to elucidate the physiological underpinnings of heat stress resistance in horticultural crops.