Engagement & Impact

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Teaching & Mentoring

  • Instructor – Alpine Ecology Field Course, Flathead Lake Biological Station; Microbial Sequencing, CSU
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant – Microbial Diversity & Ecology & Intro to Research, University of Wyoming
  • Undergraduate Research Mentor – Ward Lab, University of Wyoming & CSU

Outreach & Science Communication

  • Creator & Host – Model Behavior Podcast (2025–Present)
  • Science Communicator – Wyoming Biodiversity Institute COPSE Program
  • Staff Advisor – CSU Coding Club; Panelist – Wyoming Press Association; Science Fair Judge – Wyoming State Science Fair

Awards & Fellowships

  • Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Honorable Mention (National)
  • Ecological Society of America FEW-FMN Fellowship (2024)
  • Colorado State University Discipline-Based Education Research Award (2024)
  • Aven Nelson Fellowship for Outstanding Research (2020, 2021)
  • University of Wyoming Excellence in Teaching Award (2020)