I received my Bachelor of Science degree in animal science with a minor in ecology and conservation biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2018. During my time as an undergraduate, I conducted genetics research on freshwater crayfish and interned twice with The Wild Dolphin Project, assisting with research on free-ranging Atlantic spotted dolphins in the Bahamas. Before graduate school, I interned with Brookfield Zoo, helping to perform behavior and welfare research on polar bears and bottlenose dolphins. I recently received my Master of Science degree in marine biology from the College of Charleston in 2023, with my thesis project focusing on using drones to study the distribution and habitat use patterns of bottlenose dolphins. I also completed an independent study utilizing drones to assess human interference towards dolphins that strand feed in Kiawah, S.C. I currently work as a stranding and research technician with the Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network, where I respond to sick, injured, and dead marine mammals across the SC coast and lead necropsies to determine cause of death. I am also involved in various other research projects related to bottlenose dolphins.