My main interests lie in asteroid functional morphology which means that I love the tiny features of sea stars that are often ignored. However, I have also done a lot of field work throughout the years in west coast rocky intertidal, eel grass meadows, and subtidal communities in New England, Curacao, and Panama. Currently, I am a PROTEUS Intern working on an underwater habitat that will function like the international space station under the sea! I am also an award winning photographer for 2023 Marine Life and Conservation (2nd place) in Underwater Visuals for the Underwater Society of America and 2024 Best CT Scan Micrograph for the American Microscopical Society. I am a member of the IUCN SSP Marine Star Specialist Group working on global sea star conservation with other Asterozoa experts!