Education
2023 – Expected 2025 PhD Biological Sciences - University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN
2019 – 2022 MS Biological Sciences - University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN
2017 – 2019 MS Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign IL
2013 – 2017 BS Aquatic and Fishery Sciences; Minor Quantitative Science - University of Washington, Seattle WA
Research Appointments
January 2023 - Present
Stream and Wetland Ecology Lab
Research and Teaching Assistant - University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN
May 2019 – May 2022
Jones Aquatic Ecology Lab
Research and Teaching Assistant - University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN
Aug 2017 – May 2019
Larson Aquatic Ecology Lab
Research Assistant - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign IL
May 2015 – June 2017
Freshwater Ecology and Conservation Lab
Aquatic and Fishery Sciences Laboratory Assistant - University of Washington, Seattle WA
July 2016 – Sept 2016
Stream and Wetland Ecology Lab
Research Laboratory and Field Technician - University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN
June 2012 - June 2013
Project GRAND (Gamma Ray Astrophysics at Notre Dame)
Laboratory Technician (high school student) - University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN
Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts
Adey, A.K. and Larson, E.R. 2021. Testing the relationship between intraspecific competition and individual specialization across both behavior and diet. Ecology and Evolution 11(16): 11310-11322.
Adey, A.K. and Larson, E.R. 2020. Dominance and diet are unrelated within a population of invasive crayfish. Hydrobiologia. 847(7): 1587-1602.
Adey A.K., Kuehne L.M., and Olden J.D. 2018. Trophic niche ecology of Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi) in Lake Ozette, Washington. Northwest Science. 92(4): 267-273.
Kuehne L.M., Adey A.K., Brownlee T.M. & Olden J.D. 2018. Field-based comparison of herbicides for control of parrotfeather (Myriophyllum aquaticum). Journal of Aquatic Plant Management. 56: 18-23.
Other Products
Viewpoint: Indiana’s vulnerable wetlands at even greater risk. Amaryllis Adey, Katherine O’Reilly, Elise Snyder, and Gary Lamberti. South Bend Tribune Opinion Section. Published June 2, 2023.
Research Presentations
Undergraduate student
Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting – Philadelphia, PA (June 2024)
Thermal Sensitivity of Ponds in Two Coastal Alaskan Wetland SystemsAmaryllis K. Adey, Rachel Hughes, Katherine E. O’Reilly, Luca Adelfio, Susan A. Oehlers, Erik M. Curtis, Alan F. Hamlet, and Gary A. Lamberti
ESA Great Lakes Chapter Meeting – Kalamazoo, MI (April 2024)
Invertebrate Spatial Biodiversity in Coastal Wetlands of the Laurentian Great Lakes
Amaryllis K. Adey, Ben McCarthy, and Gary A. Lamberti
Biofrass Graduate Seminar – Notre Dame, IN (Oct 2023)
Thermal Sensitivity of Ponds in Two Coastal Alaska Wetland Systems
Amaryllis K. Adey
Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting – Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (June 2023)
Aquatic Food Web Response to an Invasive Plant Across the Copper River Delta of Alaska, USA
Amaryllis K. Adey, Natalie Levesque, Carmella Vizza, Martin Berg, Gordon Reeves, and Gary Lamberti
Biofrass Graduate Seminar – Notre Dame, IN (April 2023)
Aquatic Food Web Response to an Invasive Plant Across the Copper River Delta of Alaska, USA
Amaryllis K. Adey
Biofrass Graduate Seminar - Notre Dame, IN (Oct 2021)
Benthic invertebrate community biomass and assemblage response to a whole-lake manipulation
Amaryllis K. Adey
University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center Graduate Fellows Seminar - Land O’ Lakes, WI (July 2021)
Testing the relationship between intraspecific competition and individual specialization
Amaryllis K. Adey and Eric R. Larson
Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting – Virtual (May 2021)
Benthic invertebrate community biomass and assemblage response to a whole-lake manipulation
Amaryllis K. Adey, Nikki Craig, Stuart E. Jones, Patrick Kelly, Carly Olsen, Alex Ross, and Chris Solomon
Biofrass Graduate Seminar – Notre Dame, IN (Nov 2020)
Testing the impact of entry point on the stabilizing effect of subsidies to food webs
Amaryllis K. Adey
Science in the Northwoods – Woodruff, WI (Oct 2019)
Testing the relationship between intraspecific competition and individual specialization across both behavior and diet
Amaryllis K. Adey and Eric R. Larson
Ecological Society of American Annual Meeting – Louisville, KY (Aug 2019)
Testing the relationship between intraspecific competition and individual specialization across both behavior and diet
Amaryllis K. Adey and Eric R. Larson
Master’s Thesis Defense – Urbana, IL (May 2019)
Linking behavior and diet between and within populations of an invasive crayfish Faxonius rusticus
Amaryllis K. Adey
Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference – Terra Haute, IN (April 2019)
Testing the relationship between intraspecific competition and specialization across both diet and behavior
Amaryllis K. Adey and Eric R. Larson
Illinois Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Meeting – Champaign, IL (Feb 2019)
Dominance and diet are unrelated in a population of invasive crayfish
Amaryllis K. Adey and Eric R. Larson
Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting – Detroit, MI (May 2018)
Does laboratory behavior correlate with diet for the invasive rusty crayfish (Faxonius rusticus)?
Amaryllis K. Adey and Eric R. Larson
Capstone Symposium – Seattle, WA (June 2017)
Does competition or predation influence the distribution of Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi)
Amaryllis K. Adey, Lauren Kuehne, and Julian D. Olden
20th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium – Seattle, WA (May 2017)
Non-Native Predator Impacts on Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi)
Amaryllis K. Adey, Lauren Kuehne, and Julian D. Olden
Research Presentations by Mentees
Undergraduate Student
Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting – Philadelphia, PA (June 2024)
Effects of invasive waterweed (Elodea canadensis) on water chemistry and food web dynamics of an Alaskan Lake
Corbin Hite, Amaryllis K. Adey, Sean Meade, Martin Berg, Gordon Reeves, J. Ryan Bellmore, and Gary A. Lamberti
College of Science Joint Annual Meeting – Notre Dame, IN (May 2024)
The Effects of an Invasive Pondweed (Elodea canadensis) on Water Chemistry of an Alaskan Lake
Corbin Hite, Amaryllis K. Adey, Katherine O’Reilly, Gordon Reeves, J. Ryan Bellmore, and Gary A. Lamberti
College of Science Joint Annual Meeting – Notre Dame, IN (May 2024)
Aquatic Food Web Response to an Invasive Plant Across the Copper River Delta of Alaska, USA
Jace Kruer, Gracie Speicher, Amaryllis K. Adey, Natalie Levesque, Carmella Vizza, Martin Berg, Gordon Reeves, and Gary Lamberti
College of Science Joint Annual Meeting – Notre Dame, IN (May 2023)
There’s Something in the Water: The Effects of an Invasive Pondweed (Elodea canadensis) on Water Chemistry of an Alaskan Lake
Corbin Hite, Amaryllis K. Adey, Katherine O’Reilly, Gordon Reeves, J. Ryan Bellmore, and Gary Lamberti
*Winner of “Best Poster” Award
College of Science Joint Annual Meeting – Notre Dame, IN (May 2023)
Macroinvertebrate Diversity within Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands
Ben McCarthy, Amaryllis K. Adey, Sarah Klepinger, and Gary Lamberti
Research Experience
Environmental Education Impact Assessment (March 2023 - Present)
Collaborating with researchers at Virginia Tech, Michigan State University, and Cornell University to conduct an educational impact assessment of the GALS (Girls on Outdoor Adventure and Leadership) program
Assessing the educational outcomes of experiential learning programs for environmental education, including economic factors
Collaborated with an economist to design a survey for program participants to assess their opinions toward ecology and the environment before, immediately after, and a short while after participating in the program to determine short-term and long-term impacts on participants
Great Lake Coastal Wetlands (Jan 2023 – Present)
Assessing alpha, beta, and gamma diversity of invertebrate communities in coastal wetlands of the Great Lakes across study years
Oversaw an undergraduate student’s senior honor’s thesis project looking at spatial diversity of macro invertebrates in the Great Lakes (Spring 2023)
Advised and reviewed student’s poster presentation for the College of Science Joint Annual Meeting in May 2023
Assisted undergraduate student with data analyses for alpha and gamma diversity
Collaborated with student to outline his thesis document and reviewed drafts of student’s thesis
Elodea canadensis in coastal wetlands of Alaska (Jan 2023 – Present)
Assessing food web response to invasive Elodea invasions across the Copper River Delta (CRD) using stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen
Preparing a manuscript covering how Elodea is impacting the food web structure of these 6 Alaskan ponds
Used SIBER model where Elodea is compared to other plants and determine whether it might be using similar resources as native plants
Used MixSIAR to model whether invertebrates and fish might be consuming and incorporating Elodea into the food web pathways within ponds across the CRD
Collected samples of plants and invertebrates for stable isotope analysis from ponds across the CRD in 2023
Processed samples via drying, homogenizing, and weighing to prepare them for analysis with the Elemental Analyzer - Isotopic Ratio Mass Spectrometer (EA-IRMS)
Trained two undergraduate students in lab work associated with isotope sample preparation and running the EA-IRMS
Presented preliminary results at the Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting in Brisbane, Australia in June 2023
Oversaw an undergraduate student’s senior honor’s thesis research and another independent project looking at the impacts of Elodea on water chemistry and food webs in the Copper River Delta (CRD) near Cordova, Alaska (January 2023 – May 2024)
Overseeing the preparation of a manuscript from this students senior thesis (Fall 2024)
Oversaw and advised presentation preparation for the Society for Freshwater Science meeting, where the undergraduate student presented this research to the broader scientific community
Advised and reviewed poster and presentation preparation for College of Science Joint Annual Meeting in May 2023, where the undergraduate student won the “best poster” award
Assisted student with preparing and analyzing water chemistry data from limnocorrals in Eyak Lake near Cordova, Alaska
Collaborated to analyzing sockeye salmon data from limnocorrals in Eyak Lake near Cordova, Alaska
Oversaw student with analyzing water chemistry data from a Fluoridone herbicide experimentAssessing food web response to invasive E. canadensis invasions using stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen
Collaborating with universities and the US Forest Service to conduct numerous studies exploring the impacts of Elodea on ponds across the Copper River Delta (CRD) near Cordova, Alaska
Assisted the US Forest Service with field data collection for a Fluoridone herbicide experiment in two ponds on the CRD
Collected plant samples from limnocorral sites in Eyak Lake near Cordova, Alaska
Assisted the US Forest Service with collecting stream and air temperature sensors from across the CRD and from islands in Prince William Sound
Re-installed interpretative signs along trails through the CRD
Checked fish passages on streams along the coastal areas of Prince William Sound
Alaskan Coastal Pond Temperatures in the Copper River Delta and Yakutat Forelands (Jan 2023 – Present)
Preparing a manuscript covering how pond temperatures in these two regions of Alaska are expected to change in the future
Fit Bayesian state-space models comparing mean water temperatures of ponds to nearby air temperature for an eight-year period and then forecasting each pond’s water temperature from expected air temperatures under different greenhouse gas emissions scenarios (Representative Concentration Pathways – RCPs)
Used data collected in 20 pond sites in the Copper River Delta and Yakutat Forelands to determine how pond temperatures might be altered under future climate conditions
Worked with the USDA Forest Service to conduct QA/QC on the temperature data files
Collaborated with an undergraduate student to develop and employ forecasting models
Algae in Coastal Wetlands of Large Lakes (Jan 2023 - Feb 2024)
Collaborated with the Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program to write a review manuscript that will serve as the algal focused book chapter “Algae in Coastal Wetlands of Large Lakes: A Global Perspective.” of “Limnology of Coastal Wetlands of Large Freshwater Lakes”
Food Web Subsidy Entry Points (May 2020 – May 2022)
Developed a microcosm experiment to test a theoretical model about the entry point of resources into food webs
Worked with an undergraduate researcher to conduct a brief literature review of microcosm food web subsidies
Assisted an undergraduate researcher in applying for a grant to fund an independent project related to resource subsidies and food webs
Developed a model to incorporate resource recycling into existing model frameworks and assess how the stability of community members is impacted by varied aspects of subsidies and varied efficiencies of recycling
Conducted systematic review of models assessing the role of resource subsidies in food webs
University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center - Long Lake (May 2019 – May 2022)
Collected consumer samples for stable isotopes to assess food web structure in the treatment and reference basins of Long Lake
Conducted annual population estimates via both Schnabel and Robust methods using R Programming
Set and collected minnow traps on Long Lake – Minnow ID, fin clips
Zooplankton tows – Counts, ID, measuring
Collected benthic invertebrate samples and later identified them in the lab
Collected fish diets via angling and puking fish
Crayfish Research – Master’s Thesis at the University of Illinois (Aug 2017 – Aug 2019)
Collaborated to prepared a manuscript assessing whether dietary specialization and behavioral specialization respond the same or differently to increasing relative abundance
Conducted likelihood ratio tests to determine whether linear or quadratic models better compared dietary and behavioral specialization to relative abundance
Created linear and quadratic models to relate specialization to relative abundance (CPUE)
Conducted isotope analysis (ellipse area) and behavioral analysis (PCA, ellipse area) to determine the amount of specialization for each lake
Prepared crayfish from Vilas County, WI for stable isotope analyses
Conducted behavioral studies measuring exploration, feeding flexibility, shelter occupancy, and aggressiveness
Collected crayfish via snorkeling to be used in laboratory behavioral studies
Trapped for crayfish on northern Wisconsin lakes to assess CPUE as a proxy for population density
Collected data for long term monitoring of crayfish populations in northern Wisconsin lakes via crayfish trapping
Collaborated to prepare a peer-reviewed manuscript assessing the relationship between laboratory dominance and field trophic position using rusty crayfish
Analyzed isotope values and related them to the results of the laboratory dominance assays using R Programming
Prepared crayfish from the Kankakee River for stable isotope analyses
Conducted crayfish dominance assays
Collected crayfish from the Kankakee River using kick seining
Olympic Mudminnow Research – Senior Capstone at the University of Washington (Jan 2016 – June 2017)
Collaborated to prepare a peer-reviewed manuscript related to the interspecific interactions of Olympic mudminnow in Lake Ozette, Olympic National Park, WA
Utilized Bayesian Mixing Models to estimate diet contributions using R Programming
Conducted isotopic niche analyses using R Programming
Conducted a principal component analysis for the environmental factors associated with the presence of mudminnow
Prepared Lake Ozette samples for stable isotope analyses
Aided in confirming sampling locations for mudminnow on Olympic Peninsula, including meeting with land owners, agencies, and tribes
Developed and submitted competitive grant proposal to investigate the impacts of non-native predators and competitors on Olympic mudminnow in Lake Ozette on Olympic Peninsula in Washington State
Great Lakes Wetland Research – Summer Technician at the University of Notre Dame (July 2016 – Sept 2016)
Aided in collection of general site data (water quality, fish community data, invertebrate community data) for the Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program
Processed Great Lakes salmon samples for stable isotope analyses
Prepared and analyzed Great Lakes fish samples using Direct Mercury Analysis
Parrotfeather Research – Laboratory Assistant at the University of Washington (July 2015 – May 2016)
Assisted in preparation of peer-reviewed manuscript on herbicide treatment of the invasive macrophyte parrotfeather
Used R programming to model parrotfeather data
Assisted in field survey of invasive parrotfeather along 80 kilometers of the Chehalis River in Washington
Collected site and plot-level characteristics for comparison in relation to changes in temperature and flow between years
Assisted in follow-up survey of test plots comparing four different herbicide treatments
Smallmouth Bass Research – Laboratory Assistant at the University of Washington (May 2015)
Conducted morphological measurements for juvenile smallmouth bass from the John Day River
Project GRAND Astrophysics Research - Laboratory Assistant at the University of Notre Dame (Aug 2012 - June 2013)
Assisted with designing, calibrating, and implementing circuit boards to record the temperature and humidity in the particle ray detector array
QuarkNet Summer Program - Laboratory Assistant at the University of Notre Dame (June 2012 - Aug 2012)
Assisted with trouble shooting and fixing circuit boards and cables that run the cosmic ray detector array, including changing out chips in the circuit boards collecting the data and replacing cable lines that run the power to each of the array components
Skyped with scientists at CERN to discuss the discovery of the Higgs Boson when it was announced on July 4, 2012
Learned about particle physics through lessons from faculty
Teaching Experience
Big Questions in Biology: How might Earth’s systems resolve the climate question? (Fall 2024) - Teaching Assistant/Instructor of Record
Assisting with coordinating two modules, each a half-semester long, about climate change and Earth’s systems. Goals of the course modules include allowing students to understand how multiple levels of biology are used to answer contemporary problems.
Stable Isotope Analysis (April 2024)
Taught a 1-hour lesson geared toward undergraduates, graduate students, and professors about R packages available to analyze stable isotope data in freshwater ecology, including interpretation and application of results
The Climate Crisis: Intersection between Biology and Christianity (Spring 2024) - Teaching Assistant/Instructor of Record
Assisted with coordinating a 56 student lecture about how science and religion intersect in their analyses of climate change with focus on two questions: 1. How has climate change over the past 30 years impacted biological organisms and ecosystems? and 2. How ought Catholics respond to climate change, and how does such a response inform your own response?
Taught one complete lecture covering my dissertation chapter aiming to forecast pond temperature changes through the end of the century.
Aquatic Insects (Fall 2023) - Teaching Assistant
Taught a lab about the ecological role of aquatic insects and aiding in hands on skills labs in which students learn to use dichotomous keys to identify aquatic invertebrates.
Arthropods and Human Disease (Spring 2023) - Teaching Assistant
Taught a lab of 10 students about the intersection of human diseases and invertebrate communities. Helping with in lab preparation and assisting students with taxa identification.
IntroBio Lab II (Spring 2021) - Teaching Assistant/Instructor of Record
Taught a lab of 30 students about the effects of global climate change on salt marshes. The students used a three tiered approach to their independent projects: predictive modeling, greenhouse experiments, and population genetics and community dynamics.
General Ecology Lab (Fall 2020) - Teaching Assistant
Taught a lab of 12 students about ecology, including making observations and using them to design and carry out field experiments. Topics of focus include forest structure, decomposition, and succession.
IntroBio Lab I (Fall 2019) - Teaching Assistant
Taught a lab of 32 students about terrestrial insect diversity, DNA barcoding, GFP protein expression, and modeling cardio activity in R Studio.
Mentoring
Natalie Cox (2024 - Present) - Stream and Wetland Ecology Lab Undergraduate, University of Notre Dame
Assisting with preparation and processing of stable isotope samples from the Copper River Delta of Alaska
Gracie Spreicher (2023 - Present) - Stream and Wetland Ecology Lab Undergraduate, University of Notre Dame
Developing an independent project looking at the impacts of Elodea on food web structure through time using samples from 2007 to 2023
Conducted data analysis for isotope data from the Copper River Delta for a companion of ponds with and without invasive Elodea
Assisted with preparation and processing of stable isotope samples from the Copper River Delta of Alaska
Jace Kruer (2023 - 2024) - Stream and Wetland Ecology Lab Undergraduate, University of Notre Dame
Assisting with preparation and processing of stable isotope samples from the Copper River Delta of Alaska
Josh von Werder (2023 - 2024) - Stream and Wetland Ecology Lab Undergraduate, University of Notre Dame
Stable isotope analysis for another lab member’s PFAS in food web project
Working on stable isotope mixing models and determining discrimination factors for their analyses
Determining the best approach for data analysis, including choosing methods and implementing models in R Programming
Corbin Hite (2023 - 2024) - Stream and Wetland Ecology Lab Undergraduate, University of Notre Dame
Preparing a manuscript covering his senior honor’s thesis research for peer-review
Presented an oral presentation for the College of Science – Joint Annual Meeting (COS-JAM) in 2024 and for the Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting in Philadelphia in 2024
Submitted his senior honor’s thesis on his independent study
Conducted an independent study on the Elodea invasion using limnocorrals in the Copper River Delta near Cordova, Alaska
Assisted with data workup for an herbicide study on Elodea in the Copper River Delta near Cordova, Alaska
Assisted with preparation and processing of stable isotope samples from the Copper River Delta of Alaska
Won “Best Oral/Poster Presentation Competition” for the College of Science - Joint Annual Meeting (COS-JAM) 2023
Ben McCarthy (Spring 2023) - Stream and Wetland Ecology Lab Undergraduate, University of Notre Dame
Assessed alpha and gamma diversity metrics for invertebrate taxa in Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands from a 10-year sampling period
Jack Boyle (2020 - 2022) - Jones Lab Undergraduate, University of Notre Dame
Assisted with Long Lake fish diet data quality control and workup for 2019, 2020, and 2021
Applied for and received the College of Science Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship to conduct an independent mentored project at UNDERC in Summer and Fall 2021
Assisted with Long Lake data collection and lab processing in 2020 and 2021
Processed fish diet samples from Crampton and Jones lakes summer 2020 sampling
Noah Gonring (2020 - 2022) - Jones Lab Undergraduate, University of Notre Dame
Processing fish diet samples from Crampton and Jones lakes summer 2021 samplingAssisted with Long Lake benthic invertebrate processing from summer 2021 sampling
Processed fish diet samples from Long Lake summers 2019, 2020, and 2021 sampling
Taylor Parker (Spring 2022) - Jones Lab Undergraduate, University of Notre Dame
Processed fish diet samples from Crampton and Jones lakes summer 2021 sampling
Eva Deegan (2021 - 2022) - Association of Women in Science at Notre Dame - STEMentorship Program
Discussed graduate school, including the application and admission process
Conducted one-on-one professional development activities, such as CV and Resume writing
Kari Rogers (2021 - 2022) - Association of Women in Science at Notre Dame - STEMentorship Program
Discussing graduate school, including the application and admission process
Working on internship and job applications for summer positions in Summer 2022
Conducting one-on-one professional development activities, such as CV and Resumer writing
Jackson Winslow (Summer 2021) - University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center East Class Mentee
Studied a population gradient between fish and macroinvertebrates along the interface of a lake and creek based on habitat preference
Griffin Yates (Summer 2021) - University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center East Class Mentee
Studied interspecific competition of largemouth and smallmouth bass
Isabella Rascon (2020 - 2021) - Association of Women in Science Notre Dame - STEMentorship Program
Developed communication and networking skills through one-on-one meetings and professional development events
Emma Grover (Summer 2020) - University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center East Class Mentee
Studied relationships between bluegill life history traits along a DOC gradient
Matthew Aubourg (Summer 2019) - University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center East Class Mentee
Explored bluegill behavioral responses to dissolved organic carbon
Joseph Nowak (Summer 2019) - University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center East Class Mentee
Studied zooplankton diversity and abundance in response to dissolved organic carbon
Harley Lu (2018 – 2019) - University of Illinois Ignite program
Processed crayfish samples to identify and count trematode parasites in the hepatopancreas
Scholarships and Awards
GLOBES Mini Grant (2024-2025) - Global Linkages of Biology, the Environment, and Society (GLBOES), University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Predoctoral Research Fellowship (2024-2025) - Center for Environment and Technology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
General Endowment Award (2024) - Society for Freshwater Science
GLOBES Mini Grant (2023-2024) - Global Linkages of Biology, the Environment, and Society (GLOBES), University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
REACT (Rapid Exposure to Advanced Computation Training) Award (Spring 2023) - Environmental Change Initiative (ECI), Eck Institute for Global Health (EIGH), Genomics and Bioinformatics Core Facility (GBCF), Harper Cancer Research Institute (HCRI), and Center for Research Computing (CRC), University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
UNDERC Summer Graduate Fellowship (Summer 2021) - University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center, Land O’ Lakes WI
UNDERC Summer Graduate Fellowship (Summer 2020) - University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center, Land O’ Lakes WI
Mentoring Fellowship (Summer 2019) - University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center, Land O’ Lakes WI
AAAS/Science Program for Excellence in Science Recipient (2018 – 2019)
Mary Gates Research Scholar, Mary Gates Endowment (2017) - University of Washington, Seattle WA
Purple and Gold Scholarship (2013 – 2017) - University of Washington, Seattle WA
Service and Affiliations
Biology Department Representative (2024 - Present) - Graduate Student Government – University of Notre Dame
Secretary (2024 - Present) - Biology Graduate Student Organization - Department of Biological Sciences – University of Notre Dame
Strategy Tutor (2024 - Present) – Academic Student Services for Athletes – University of Notre Dame
Social Media Committee Chair (2023 - Present) – Student Resource Committee – Society for Freshwater Science
Media Manager (2023 - Present) – GLOBES (Global Linkages in Biology, the Environment, and Society) – University of Notre Dame
Treasurer (2023 - 2024) – Expanding Your Horizons Conference – University of Notre Dame
Webmaster (2021 – 2022) – Expanding Your Horizons Conference – University of Notre Dame
Member (2020 – 2022) – Association of Women in Science – University of Notre Dame
Graduate Representative (2020 – 2021) – Academic Community Engagement and Translation Committee – Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame
Outreach Chair (2020 – 2021) – Biology Graduate Student Organization – Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame
Representative (2018 – 2019) – Graduate Student Advisory Committee – Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois
Member (2017 – 2019) – American Fisheries Society – University of Illinois Subunit
Volunteer (2017 – 2019) – Champaign County Forest Preserves
Representative (2016 – 2017) – Student Advisory Council – College of the Environment, University of Washington
President (2016 – 2017) – American Fisheries Society – University of Washington Student Chapter
Communication Officer (2015 – 2016) – American Fisheries Society – University of Washington Student Chapter
Professional Development
Analyzing Data from Complex Surveys (July 2024) - Biostatistics Summer Institutes, University of Washington
GLOBES (Global Linkages of Biology, the Environment, and Society) Certificate Program (2023 - Present) – John J. Reilly Center, University of Notre Dame
Stable Isotope Mixing Models using SIBER, SIAR, MixSIAR - Virtual Course (April 2023) - PR Statistics LTD, Glasgow, Scotland
Certificate in Community Engagement and Public Scholarship (Spring 2022) – Center for Social Concerns, University of Notre Dame
Leadership Advancing Socially Engaged Research (LASER) Program (2021 – 2022) – Graduate School, University of Notre Dame
STEM Writing Workshop with Dr. George Gopen (October 2021) – Graduate School, University of Notre Dame
Collaborative Teaching and Learning Certificate Program (Spring 2021) – Kaneb Center, University of Notre Dame
Neuroscience of Learning Teaching Workshop (March 2021) – Kaneb Center, University of Notre Dame
Effective Student Engagement in Lab Courses Teaching Workshop (March 2021) – Kaneb Center,University of Notre Dame
Antiracist Pedagogy Teaching Workshop (February 2021) – Kaneb Center, University of Notre Dame
Collaborative Teaching Using Google Slides Teaching Workshop (February 2021) – Kaneb Center, University of Notre Dame