Education

• B.S. | 2022 | John Carroll University, Biology

Research Interests

I am a PhD candidate broadly interested in how plants respond to abiotic stress, including drought and high light intensity. I study ecophysiology of Rhododendron minus, an evergreen shrub native to the Southeast United States, with the goal of understanding intraspecific trait variation and implications for performance under changing environmental conditions. I use spectral imaging techniques for high-throughput estimation of plant pigments. By combining greenhouse experiments with modeling approaches, I aim to elucidate mechanisms for growth in different habitats across the range, including rock outcrops of the Appalachian Mountains and the forest understory.