BS in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University
MPH in Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health

Originally from Wisconsin, I came to Yale for my undergraduate studies, stayed to complete my MPH, and am now continuing my work at Yale as a Ferguson RISE Research Fellow. I began working under Dr. Vogels in the Grubaugh Lab in 2023, and joined the newly founded Vogels Lab in 2024. I have since earned a B.S. from Yale College (2025) in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology with a Biotechnology Concentration and a Global Health Certificate and MPH (2026) in Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases with a Public Health Modeling Concentration. 

During my time at Yale, I have worked in the Vogels Lab and the Grubaugh Lab, as well as interned with the Bei Lab. Through these experiences, I have studied dengue virus intra-host diversity and biocontrol method, Wolbachia; Powassan virus evolution and sequencing; and conducted field work in Senegal supporting development of a novel Plasmodium falciparum vaccine. Broadly, I am interested in where pathogen evolution and diversity meets immune pressure and how we can quantify and predict pathogen and immunological responses using integrated experimental and computational approaches. As a CDC-funded Dr. James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Initiatives for Student Enhancement (RISE) Graduate Fellow in the Vogels Lab, I now co-lead a study of dengue virus immune escape from vaccine-induced neutralizing antibodies.

I am also passionate about scientific access and representation, particularly for rural or low-resourced communities. When not in the lab, I enjoy swimming, hiking, running, and roller blading around New York City!