I am an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at Boston University.
I was born and raised in Austin, Texas and completed my Bachelor's degree at Texas A&M University-Galveston. My intrigue with tortoise beetles (Cassidines) began while I was hiking through the mountains of La Fortuna, Panama during a tropical ecology field course as a first year graduate student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. I was immediately enamored by the striking coloration of these insects and my fascination by these "living jewels" has only grown since then. I'm also into consuming too much reality tv, exploring new places, taking an obnoxious number of photos of my cat, red wines, and chocolatey stouts. Google Scholar Twitter
I was born and raised in Austin, Texas and completed my Bachelor's degree at Texas A&M University-Galveston. My intrigue with tortoise beetles (Cassidines) began while I was hiking through the mountains of La Fortuna, Panama during a tropical ecology field course as a first year graduate student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. I was immediately enamored by the striking coloration of these insects and my fascination by these "living jewels" has only grown since then. I'm also into consuming too much reality tv, exploring new places, taking an obnoxious number of photos of my cat, red wines, and chocolatey stouts. Google Scholar Twitter
Zoe graduated from Boston University in May 2023 with a degree in marine science. During her time as an undergrad she worked in several labs on projects ranging from microplastics on grass blades, to tracing coral growth. She looks forward to continuing her time in a laboratory and expanding her knowledge on ecology and evolutionary genomics relating to beetles. She is very excited to be working for her alma mater and with Lynette Strickland. In her free time she works on creative projects like writing, painting and playing guitar.