I am a conservation and evolutionary biologist studying how dynamic landscapes influence the diversity of life on Earth. I’m especially interested in plants and mountains.
I received my PhD in Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology at Columbia University, where I worked with Dr. Deren Eaton. My doctoral work uncovered the phylogeographic patterns and population genetics of multiple Pedicularis (Orobanchaceae) species in the Hengduan Mountains biodiversity hotspot, as well as improved the molecular phylogeny of Delphinium (Ranunculaceae) in western North America.
In the Marx Lab I'm focusing on patterns of diversification and endemism in the alpine flora of western North America. I'm also interested in using comparative genomics to understand the origins of cold and drought tolerance in alpine species.
