I’d be excited to be considered: I’m a postdoc at Tufts studying temperate coral energetics! My PhD work spans isotope ecology, dynamic energy budgets, physiology, morphology and ecology in tropical and temperate corals!

Macroalgae prevents coral growth in shallow environments:

Finally, URI 101 taught me so much about supporting students through mentally and socially challenging times as they transition to college freshman year. I was so impressed by how thoughtful, socially aware, and confident my students were with their personal identities and values.

Invertebrate Ecology challenged me as much as the students. I loved having the opportunity to learn about hundreds of new inverts and spent hours in the collections room exploring the stacks. I learned how to push high achieving students to be work hard and challenge themselves.

In intro bio (during COVID), I learned how critical it is to build an equitable classroom that maintains support for students from marginalized backgrounds. The ability to maintain kindness, understanding and reflexivity through difficult times is one of the most valuable lessons COVID taught me.