My research interest lies in understanding the intersection of genetics, neural circuits, and behavior. Particularly, I am focusing on how evolution selects specific wild isolates of C. elegans males to have better mating efficacy than others. In collaboration with the Andersen Lab at Johns Hopkins, I aim to elucidate the underlying mechanisms for this natural variation in mating behavior.

Before joining the Haag lab, I went to college at Penn State where I got a degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. I then decided to pursue a PhD at the University of Rochester in the Portman Lab, where my thesis work focused on sex differences in locomotor states in C. elegans.

In my free time, I enjoy playing tabletop RPGs, weight lifting, and lazy afternoons spent with my cats.