Education

• 2015 - 2019: BA in Anthropology, UNC Chapel Hill
• 2015 - 2019: BSPH in Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health
• 2019 - 2022: MA in Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University
• 2019 - 2024: Ph.D. in Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University

Employment

• 2024 - current: Postdoctoral Fellowship, North Carolina State University

Interests

I am a microbiome researcher dedicated to understanding and improving human health. My doctoral research integrated ancient human oral microbiome signals with skeletal health indicators to enhance paleoepidemiological reconstructions of past health and disease dynamics.Through this research, I became increasingly keen on unraveling the complex dynamics between nutrition, society, ecology, and microbes as they shape human health outcomes.

Now, as a postdoctoral researcher at NC State in the Theriot lab, I integrate multiomic datasets to investigate the relationships between gut microbiota and novel lipids in patients undergoing fecal microbiome transplants (FMTs). My work aims to unravel the molecular mechanisms that connect microbial communities to health and disease, with the broader goal of informing microbiome-based therapeutic strategies.

Outside of research, I enjoy teaching digital fabrication and design, spending time with my animals, and baking science-themed cakes.