May 2019 - Present

Central Michigan University

PhD Candidate

Advisors: Dr. David T. Zanatta and Dr. Daelyn A. Woolnough

Dissertation Title: Surveys and habitat modeling for invasive and native mussels in two large rivers of the Laurentian Great Lakes

January 2016 - May 2018

Mississippi State University

Master of Science

Major: Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture

Advisor: Dr. Peter J. Allen

Thesis Title: Understanding red fillet in the catfish industry in Northeastern Mississippi

August 2012 - December 2015

Northern Arizona University

Bachelor of Science

Major: Biology Minor: Chemistry

Advisor: Dr. Stephen M. Shuster

Undergraduate Research: Pupal weight predicts the probability of eclosion in the Flesh Fly Sarcophaga bullata (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)