Science is more than facts and formulas, it’s a story. I am a researcher, science educator, and storyteller exploring how science is communicated, learned, and experienced. From classrooms to botanic gardens, I investigate the narratives that shape science education and how students make sense of their identities within STEM.
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Ph.D. Biology (2025), Florida International University, Miami, FL
Advisor: Bryan M. Dewsbury, Ph.D.
Dissertation: Unequal Pathways: The Interplay of Cultural Wealth, Servingness, and Latin Identity in Biology at a Large Hispanic-serving Institution.
M.S. Biology (2021), University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA
Advisor: Naomi Wernick, Ph.D.
B.S. Biology (2018), University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA
Minor in STEM Education through the UTeach Program
[March 2025] Invited guest lecturer for BIO 204: Introduction to Human Genetics at Salem State University (Salem, MA).
[March 2025] Successfully defended my dissertation at Florida International University.
[February 2025] Accepted to be inducted into Sigma Xi, the scientific honor society.
[December 2024] Invited guest lecturer for BIO 1301: Introductory Biology at Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX).
[October 2024] Invited seminar speaker at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
[October 2024] Accepted into the ABRCMS Leadership Development Academy.