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I
am a New Mexico
native, having
grown up in
Albuquerque. I
received my
undergraduate
degree from the
University of
New Mexico in
December 2009.
During this time
I was employed
at the Museum of
Southwestern
Biology Division
of Fishes. I
carried over the
interests I
gained there to
a graduate
program in
aquatic ecology.
My MS research
was a
continuation of
a project I
started on as an
undergraduate.
We looked at
food webs in the
Rio Grande, New
Mexico. I became
particularly
familiar with
the fish and
aquatic
invertebrate
fauna of the Rio
Grande and
incorporated
community
dynamics into my
thesis. I earned
a Master
of Science with
Distinction from
UNM in July
2012.
After
having finished
my graduate
work, I went on
a five week trip
to Mongolia to
conduct a
research project
on the food webs
of the
tributaries of
Lake Hovsgol.
Hovsgol is a
particularly
pristine system,
being so remote.
As such it is a
wonderful place
to study the
impact of
climate change
without
influence from
other
anthropogenic
factors.
Since
then I have
worked in a few
Research
Technician
positions. The
first was with
my former
adviser at UNM
working on
Chilean Galaxiid
and Salmonid
species. I
prepped otoliths
for
microchemistry
analysis which
are now being
analyzed. I also
worked in a
limnology lab
assisting in
field work and
collection of
continuous water
quality and
chemistry data.
We
moved a couple
times since then
and I had the
opportunity to
work on
reproductive
phenology of
fishes in
Texas at Texas
A&M
University. I am
currently
identifying
aquatic
invertebrates
for an ecology
laboratory at
Wayne State
University in
Detroit where I
will be starting
a Ph.D. program
in the fall.
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