I am a behavioral ecologist, and my research focuses on honey bee foraging behavior and communication, especially the honey bee waggle dance. The waggle dance is a fascinating behavior, unique to bees in the genus Apis. It allows honey bee foragers to convey the location of rewarding patches of flowers to their sisters, and we can use it to better understand honey bee foraging preferences. I am also broadly interested in pollinator conservation and social insect biology. I teach courses on introductory biology, entomology, social insects, animal behavior, and programming for biologists, and am committed to creating a welcoming and equitable environment in my classes and my research group.

Outside of work, I enjoy reading/watching sci-fi and fantasy, playing board games, taking photos of insects and flowers, and a wide variety of craft projects.