Outreach & mentoring

Teaching · Mentoring · Public science

Graduate Instructor

08/2024 – 05/2027

St. John's University

Teaching undergraduate core labs and a graduate bioinformatics workshop.

UBRP Mentor

08/2022 – Present

Cold Spring Harbor DNA Learning Center

Guiding NYC high-school students through DNA barcoding projects, from sample to symposium poster.

Research Mentor

08/2021 – 05/2027

Santos Lab, St. John's University

Mentored 25+ undergraduate, master's, and high-school researchers; many now in medical school, Ph.D. programs, and industry.

Co-Editor in Chief, Press Release Team

08/2023 – 06/2025

The American Naturalist

Led a team translating published evolutionary biology into accessible press releases. The American Naturalist.

Scientist-in-Residence

08/2023 – 05/2025

New York Academy of Sciences

Brought hands-on research and data science into NYC classrooms.

Co-Founder & Faculty Mentor

01/2023 – 03/2025

Scientific Student Journal Club, SJU

Founded a journal club training students to read and critique primary literature.

Graduate Representative

08/2024 – 05/2025

Liberal Arts Faculty Council, SJU

Elected to represent graduate students on faculty governance.

Poster Judge

2023, 2024, 2025

NY State Science & Engineering Fair

Evaluated high-school research projects at the state fair.