Howdy! I got my B.S. in Animal Science at Texas A&M University as a nontraditional student in 2020. During undergrad, I earned my Equine Certificate and was also a student worker for the Entomology department, where I worked in a research lab that focused on the circadian system in various invasive mosquito species. Post-baccalaureate, I worked in the TAMU Microbiology Teaching Labs as a Lab Tech, where I helped train and teach students and student workers on the basics of microbiology and aseptic technique. Eventually, I entered grad school at TAMU and earned my Masters in Cellular and Molecular Biology. During grad school, I was a TA for the same Microbiology Labs, conducted research in the Merlin Lab, which uses Monarch butterflies as a model organism for the mammalian circadian system, and helped establish two mutant Monarch lines. After grad school, I began working in the Clark Lab as a Research Associate, where I helped establish the lab and cared for zebrafish. My research focus was to establish Flip-in-Trex HEK293 cell lines that express fatty acid amide hydrolases from humans, zebrafish, and mice, to determine if zebrafish can be used as a model to understand endocannabinoid signaling of fatty acid amide hydrolases and how they relate to stress.  

In my free time, I love Granny hobbies and am an avid reader, crocheter, and sourdough baker. My cat Velcro and Chihuahua mixes Rocky and Ruby are the apples of my eye and absolutely spoiled rotten. After spending most of my adult life in College Station after leaving my hometown of Alpine, TX, I am headed on a big new adventure in Las Cruces, NM!