ABOUT ME
I'm a biology nerd with a passion for creativity and design
Microbiology background
2016 – 2020
Undergraduate
I spent the bulk of my undergrad studying the bacteria that cause whooping cough in Turkeys (not exactly the same, but close enough).
2020 – 2023
Post-Bacc
In 2020, I joined a research lab at the FDA investigating whooping cough. There, I helped develop new methods for studying host immune responses to infection.
Some biology stuff I'm enjoying!
Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
By Jonathan Kennedy
This Podcast Will Kill You
By Erin Welsh & Erin Allmann Updyke
Art and design background
2008 – ish
UX designer at 11 years old?
When I was a kid, I fell in love with art and graphic design. When my dad installed photoshop on our family computer, I spent countless hours experimenting and learning. Eventually, I discovered “Guilds” on Neopets, which are basically “clubs” with web pages. When I was bored, I would post on the “Guild Forum”, offering my services to create layouts for peoples’ guild homepages. As dorky as it might have been, I had a lot of fun.
(It's ok to laugh!)
2016
Photography
On a family road trip from Washington state to Virginia, I absolutely fell in love with photography. I bought my very first camera (Sony a600) soon after.
I still take lots of pictures!
2018
Study abroad in art and design (Amsterdam, NL)
In the summer after my junior year of college, I went on a study abroad to Amsterdam for a course called Dutch Culture and Design. This trip re-sparked my love of art and design. We had two main projects due at the end of the three weeks: an art project and a graphic design project.
In 2018, Dr. Goehler began writing a textbook about the brain, gut health, and nutrition.
To help explain the biological mechanisms she writes about, she hired me to create figures and some “cute” cartoons. These needed to be easily understood by medical professionals and laypeople alike, so I worked closely with her to ensure the illustrations were accurate and understandable. In 2020, Dr. Goehler asked me to design a cover for the very same book.
“Food for Thought: Changing How We Feel By Changing How We Eat” was published on November 22, 2022. The book is available on Amazon here.