Herpetologist | Ph.D. Student

About me

I am a Ph.D. student at the University of Zurich in Dr. Oliver Hawlitschek's Phylogenetic Systematics of Animals Lab in the Department of Evolutionary Biology & Environmental Studies. I am also currently working in close collaboration with the University of New Mexico's Museum of Southwestern Biology, Dr. Lisa N. Barrow's Amphibian & Reptile Biodiversity Lab, and the Comoros National Center for Documentation and Research (CNDRS). 

Broadly, my work—and my passion—is centered around collections-based biodiversity research on reptiles and amphibians that can directly impact conservation efforts. My dissertation research investigates the ecological consequences of human-driven environmental change for island reptiles and amphibians in the Western Indian Ocean.

University of Zurich Candoc Grantee (2025–2026)

Wings Women of Discovery Flag Carrier (2024)

University of New Mexico NSF Museum Research Trainee (2021–2022)