Doris Duke Conservation Fellow. Conservation Science and Stewardship Lab, advisor: Dr. Erika Zavaleta.
2025
M.S. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
University of California, Santa Cruz
Conferred upon advancement to Ph.D. candidacy.
2021–23
M.S. Environmental Conservation — Forest Resources and Arboriculture
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
2020
B.A. Biology
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
2019
Study Abroad — Biology and Human Geography
Queen Mary University of London, UK
experience
2023–
Doris Duke Conservation Fellow
UC Santa Cruz
Researching the ecological effects of Indigenous land tenure in northern Tanzania. Partnering with a local Maasai-led NGO on conservation measuring efforts among pastoralist communities.
2021–23
Fellow — Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
UMass Amherst
Assessed adaptive forest management strategies using a camera trap network to monitor biodiversity shifts in northern New England. Synthesized data on wildlife responses to climate-driven habitat changes.
2019
Summer Intern — Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Harvard University
Investigated historical black carbon accumulation on bird specimens to assess pollution trends in New England. Led guided ornithology collection tours for museum visitors.
2018–20
Scholar — Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program
UC Santa Cruz
Conducted rapid ecological research across five UC research stations and presented findings to conservation professionals.
2018–20
Eco-Representative — Miller Worley Center for the Environment
Mount Holyoke College
Led campus-wide sustainability initiatives including conservation campaigns and eco-orientations.
training & field
2024
Complexity GAINs International School
Ecological Persistence and Resilience — Sete, France
Studied ecological persistence and resilience from the emergence of life to the Anthroposphere. Developed a two host-parasite resource model.
2024
Spectral Ecology Summer School
Blacksburg, VA
Ecological remote sensing using NEON AOP airborne products and academic leadership development.
2022
NSF IRES — Plant-Fungal Invasions in South Africa
International Research Experience for Students
Investigated genetic adaptation in invasive Amanita muscaria; contributed to submitted manuscript.
2019
Hampshire College Field Course — Chilean Patagonia
Behavior of Marine & Terrestrial Wildlife
Conducted behavioral studies of marine and terrestrial wildlife in Patagonia.
2015
Rustic Pathways Volunteer Program
Sea turtle conservation
Built hatcheries for Olive Ridley sea turtles and engaged in conservation efforts.
publications
2026
Equipped for success: Genomes and metabolomes of the European Amanita muscaria are conserved in its novel South African range
Grant, N…Clark, J., et al. — accepted, New Phytologist
2025
SiMPL Wildlife Magnets: A Camera Trap Tool for Detecting All Creatures Great and Small