Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Vermont, holding a Ph.D. from Stanford University. Director of the NSF-funded Quantitative & Evolutionary STEM Traineeship (QuEST). Principal investigator on multiple major NSF grants focusing on climate adaptation genomics in marine organisms. Extensive publication record in leading journals (PNAS, Molecular Ecology) on evolutionary responses to ocean acidification and environmental stress. Committed to mentorship, diversity in STEM, and public science outreach.