Selected Experience from CV

Education:

Incoming Ph.D. student in Earth, Environmental, & Planetary Sciences - Northwestern UniversityResearcher in Mars Exploration Program - Summer intern at NASA HQ ('23)
Master's in Biology: Applied Evolution - Stony Brook University ('25)Advanced Graduate Certificate in Science Communication - Stony Brook University ('25)Bachelor's in Astronomy, honors and cum laude - SUNY New Paltz ('24)Bachelor's in Biology, honors and cum laude - SUNY New Paltz ('24)Researcher in Astrophysics & Planetary Science - Summer intern at Cornell University ('23)

Awards:

Graduate Staff Member of the Year (2x) - Stony Brook University Campus Residences ('25)Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Award - American Astronomical Society ('24)Outstanding Graduate Award - New Paltz University ('24)

Certifications:

Origins of Life - Santa Fe Institute Complexity Explorer ('25)Open Science 101 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA ('25)Astrobiology - European Astrobiology Institute & Centro de Astrobiología, Madrid ('25)Icy Bodies: Europa and Elsewhere - The Open University ('23)

Teaching:

Teacher, High School Biology – Flagler Palm Coast High School ('26)University Instructor – Professional & Academic Development – Stony Brook University ('25)University Tutor – Astronomy & Astrophysics – SUNY New Paltz ('22–'24)University Tutor – General Biology, Calculus II, Statistics – Varsity Tutors ('25–'26)High School Tutor – AP/IB Biology, Calculus AB/BC – Varsity Tutors ('25–'26)

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