Her research focus is on the evolution of reproductive behavior, phylogenetics, and population genetics of North American fishes. She received her Ph.D. from Tulane University in 2010 investigating the evolution of nest association in North American minnows, and is currently working on a number of behavioral and population genetics projects with native North American fishes. She has been involved with HBS for nearly 10 years and eagerly looks forward to talking about, catching fishes in, and generally spending time in the mountain streams of western North Carolina.