Scientific information is not helpful to anyone unless it is shared effectively, and I am passionate about making knowledge accessible to diverse audiences. Throughout my MS degree I presented my research at academic conferences, hosted webinars, and led an in-person event to share my findings with people who live in Denver and spend time in the parks where I researched. Particularly working in urban environments, it is incredibly important for me to learn what ecological questions are relevant to the people who live there, and share the results widely.
Denver Parks event at Washington Park.
Summer course during 2024 on pollinator research field techniques.
Webinar on Denver Parks project and pollinator conservation in Colorado.
Pictured above are our booth at the Denver Botanic Gardens Big Day of Bugs 2025 (top left), and the 2025 Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants Conference (top right).
Recent and Upcoming Events
Upcoming: Outreach event for the CSU Concert Orchestra Spring concert (Spring 2026), webinar with Michigan Native Plant Society (November 2026)
Recent: Front Range Student Ecology Symposium: 2/27/2026, oral presentation "Where do honey bees bee-long? Assessing the impacts of experimentally-induced honey bee pressure on native bee interactions in Colorado public forests" First Place Oral Presentation
Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, 11/10/2025, oral presentation: "Honey bees on public land: How experimentally-induced honey bee pressure in a public forest impacts native bee interactions"