Welcome to Arkansas State University!

Assistant Professor


Education

  • B.S. (2012). Grove City College. Biology
  • Ph.D. (2018). University of Illinois. Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology

Professional Credentials

  • 2021-Present - Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR.
  • 2019-2020 -NSF Postdoctoral Fellow. Dept. of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
  • 2018- 2019 - Postdoctoral Research Associate. Dept. of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
  • 2018-Present - Research Affiliate. Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL.

Courses Taught

  • BIO 1303: Biology of Animals
  • BIO 3013: Genetics
  • BIO 3011: Genetics Laboratory
  • BIO 4021: Biological Seminar
  • BIO 4083: Evolution
  • BIO 4114/5114: Phylogenetics and Systematics
  • BIO 6001/ESCI 7121: Topical Seminar: Coevolution

Research Interests

  • Host-symbiont coevolution
  • Mitochondrial genome evolution
  • Genomics
  • Phylogenetics
  • Systematics
  • Population genetics
  • Biodiversity