My Research

This study aims to better understand how social insects deal with the challenges of social immunity by investigating hygienic behaviors and antimicrobial properties of pheromones in ants.

This study aimed to understand how Desaturase and Fatty Acid Synthase genes phylogenetically vary amongst ant species living in temperate, tropical, and arid climate zones.

This study's goal was to better understand the severity and abundance of microplastics in Washington State's freshwater lakes, using the Asian Clam (Corbicula fluminea) as an indicator species.