Expertise
- Microbial Ecology
- Microbial genomics
- Food Safety
Education
- Ph.D., Microbial Ecology. University of Florida (2017)
- M.S., Environmental Microbiology. University of Maryland, College Park (2014)
- B.S., Biology. University of Maryland, College Park (2011)
Additional Training
Postdoctoral Fellow. NIH-NHGRI, Microbial Genomics Section (2020-2022)
Postdoctoral Fellow. Northwestern University (2017-2020)
Research Associate. USDA-ARS Environmental Microbial Food Safety Laboratory (2011-2015)
Publications
Funding
USDA-NIFA Agriculture and Food research Initiative (AFRI). Data science for food and agricultural systems: Towards the biogeography of foodborne pathogen genomic diversity (role: PI; Aug 2023 - Jul 2025).
Maryland State Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES) Competitive Grants Program (CGP) FY 2023-2024. Towards a microbiome-based strategy to promote soil health and food safety on urban farms (role: PI; Feb 2023 - Jun 2024).
NUCATS NIH-TL1 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Multidisciplinary Training Program in Child and Adolescent Health. Combined effects of chemotherapy and antibiotics on the intestinal microbiome in children (role: PI; Mar 2018 - Mar 2020)
Academic Responsibilities
50% Research, 50% Teaching
Teaching:
-NFSC434: Food Microbiology Laboratory
-NFSC430: Food Microbiology (begin 2024)
