Experience and Interests

Teaching Experience

• Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (January 2026-Present)
• Guest Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Ecology of Wolves & Deer Northland College, Ashland, WI. (November
  2024)
• Guest Lecturer, Wildlife Nutrition, Auburn University (October 2023).
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Ecology, Auburn University (August 2020-May 2021)

Research Interests

• Ungulate ecology and management
• Reproductive ecology
• Sexual selection and evolution
• White-tailed deer and cervid management
• Sub-Saharan African ecology and conservation

Professional Experience

• MANRRS Leadership and Outreach, Auburn University MANRRS Chapter, Auburn, AL (2023-2025)
• Conservation Educator, Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Fresno, CA (2015-2017)
• Undergraduate Researcher, Fresno State University Aquatic Ecology Laboratory-San Joaquin River Restoration Program, Fresno, CA (2014-2017)

Involvement

Community

• Minorities in Agriculture Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) Natural Resources & Sustainability Summer Leadership Academy Instructor and Speaker, Greenville, SC. July 2024
• Jr. MANRRS Leadership Institute Instructor, “Resume Building Workshop” and “Wildlife research: Figuring out how, where, and why animals do what they do” Auburn, AL (2023-2024)
• Coordinator, Rallying for Sustainable Communities outreach event, Auburn AL (April 2022-2025)
• Article Author, Deer and Deer Hunting Magazine: “Antlerology: Deer Antlers as a Model for Skeletal Tissue Regeneration” (October 2023 issue), “You can’t eat the ‘horns’… or can you? A closer look at osteophagy in white-tailed deer” (February 2023 issue), “Hormonal Havoc, Testosterone levels in white-tailed bucks change with the seasons—peaking during the rut when competition for breeding rights reaches its climax” (August 2019 issue)
• Speaker, Auburn Chapter of The Wildlife Society Graduate Student Night, discussion on graduate research and wildlife careers (2023)
  Breakthrough Birmingham Outreach Event at Auburn University, AL. (2019, 2022)

Professional Memberships

• Manuscript Reviewer, British Ecological Society’s Ecological Solutions and Evidence (2026), Journal of Wildlife Management (2025), Journal of Mammalogy (2022), Wildlife Society Bulletin (2022)
• MANRRS (2023-Present)
• Society for Integrative and Conservation Biology (2024-2025)
• Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Conservation Access, Relevancy, and Engagement Fellowship (2024)
• The Wildlife Society (2019-2022)

Fun Facts

Best piece of advice ever received?

A degree in wildlife can take you as far and as wide as you let it.

Favorite quote?

“Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much the larger and better in every way.” ― John Muir

A piece of advice to students

Take advantage of the many opportunities around you–learning what you are not interested in is just as important as learning what you are interested in.