PhD Candidate I am interested in the ways that gendered experience shapes environmental knowledge, expertise, and interactions with conservation and development practitioners, particularly in regions that are subject to intense international conservation interest. I am currently a Fulbright Student Researcher in southwestern Madagascar. Of note: 2022 - UGA Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion 2023 - UGA Center for Teaching and Learning Outstanding TA Award Research Research Areas: Cultural Anthropology Research Interests: Politics of Conservation and Development; Gender and Development; Gendered Knowledge; Local Ecological Knowledge Labs: Behavioral Ecology and Economic Decisions Lab (BEEDL) Grants Grants: 2023-2024 Fulbright IIE Student Research Award: $35,230 Education Education: B.S. Fisheries and Wildlife - Michigan State University, 2014 PhD Anthropology - University of Georgia, expected 2027
