Dissertation topic: Evaluating immune function, development, and response to disease in sea turtles.

Research focus: My work focuses on examining sea turtle immune systems (1) across life-stages, (2) temporally with over 20 years of data, (3) and in response to fibropapillomatosis (a tumor-forming disease in sea turtles).

Scholarships/Fellowships/Funding:
Recipient of the Boyd Lyon Memorial Fellowship (2018-2020)
UCF Doctoral Research Support Award (2021)
Co-PI: Sea Turtle License Plate Grants (2021-2022, 2022-2023)