I am a third year PhD candidate under Dr. Sandra Rehan in the Rehan Bee Lab at York University. 

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My current research focuses on the phyogeny, phylogeography, biogeography, and population genetics of the bee genus Nomada. Expect some awesome research coming soon! 

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I completed my Masters in 2019 which combined phylogenetic methods with traditional biodiversity measures in order to gain a more complete insight into the diversity of an agricultural environment. Additionally, I investigated how landscapes shape wild bee communities and how impacts from landscape alteration change existing bee community diversity.

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I enjoy and have experience in identifying all families of insects to genus and species but I concentrate in bees, wasps, and flies. I also take hi-res photos of pinned insect specimens that can be used for publication and outreach.

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In my scarce free time I build full body costumes of robotic characters and attend conventions.