I am an evolutionary biologist broadly interested in the ways that genetics influences how we respond to our environment. For my postdoc research in the Wunderlich lab, I am studying the molecular signaling pathways that fruit flies use during embryonic development and immune system challenges. My favorite topics to teach are genetics and computational biology. I love designing active learning projects that help students connect to big concepts in biology. In my spare time I like farming, being near farms, and playing farm-themed video games. After my postdoc, I would like to be a professor at a primarily undergraduate institution.