Current appointments
Postdoctoral researcher,
High Meadows Environmental institute,
Princeton University
​
Visiting research associate
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology,
Harvard University
​
Lead Instructor,
Advanced course: Terrestrial Biogeochemistry, Fall 2024,
Boston University
Research interests
To understand how vegetative ecosystems will shift in response to climate change and human encroachment, it is imperative to reconcile the individual measurable physiological performances of plants with demographic responses. I am passionate about how diverse plant physiological and demographic strategies steer the competitive behavior and invasiveness of distinct plant species and growth forms, leading to species exclusion and/or coexistence in a changing environment.
Freshly printed
Are you planning to implement lianas in vegetation models? Find inspiration in the recently published review where my colleagues and I highlight insights obtained during the ERC project 'TREECLIMBERS'.
New job announcement
I am extremely excited to announce that starting from December 2025, I will transition into the role of Assistant Professor in Global Change Ecology at Virginia Tech. I am looking forward to working alongside my colleagues at the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation (FREC) and at the Invasive Species Collaborative (ISC) to tackle a wide range of fascinating research questions!
Seminar at Purdue
I have just returned from a productive trip to Purdue University in Indiana, where I had the opportunity to give a guest seminar and assist my colleague, Dr. Cade Kane, in preparing and processing over 500 abscisic acid samples. It was wonderful to be part of Purdue’s’ boilermakers for a week!
​
I am grateful to the McAdam and Furze Lab for hosting me — it was a pleasure to be part of such a supportive and collaborative environment.