Entomologist. Taxonomist. Aquatic Ecologist. Hokie, Tiger x2. Shaken, not stirred. she/they/them

Starkville, MS
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Doing a PhD and a Post doc teaches you many things, but it doesn't prepare you for biggest challenge professors meet - signing documents with acrobat reader
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Packed up my desk at the CUAC today in preparation for moving to Mississippi. Starkville and a museum post-doc, here I come!
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Congratulations to all of our Doctoral Graduates. We are so proud! 💜 (Part 2/2)
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Officially PhD's! Congratulations to all of our Doctoral Graduates. A special shout-out to Pat Wooden, Entomology, for delivering the afternoon Graduate Address. We are so proud! 💜 (Part 1/2)
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It has been a long time since I pinned a lep out of alcohol! This beauty fell into a trap and will now go into a Mini Museum
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Honored to be an Outstanding CAFLS Graduate Student in Teaching!
Congratulations to our 2024 CAFLS Awards recipients! We honor their achievements and are so grateful for their contributions to our college. 💜 [Part 1/3]
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Pleased to share this deep dive into one of Appalachia's most diverse lineages, the ground beetle genus Trechus. Great work from Patricia Wooden's dissertation: mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/4/212
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We’re looking for one or two interns or technicians interested in working with whiptail lizards this summer. This is a PAID position. If you know of anyone who might be interested, send them our way! Info attached. PLEASE RETWEET.
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Made my first big kid phylogenetic tree. Currently explaining paraphyly in Trechus to literally anyone who will listen
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See? Carabids can be amazing! *hides Harpalini under the rug*
Carabidae, ie the ground beetles, is one of the most diverse insect groups and one of my favorites (I have too many favorites, I know) #insect #Entomology #sciart #DigitalArtist #digitalart #illustration #ArtistOnTwitter
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So much beetle diversity in one spot! Excited to talk about Trechus at ESA-JAM next week!
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I made a praying mantis out of a coat rack. Happy Halloween!
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She's here and she is beautiful
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Wishing someone would make a "leaf litter running through berlese funnels" scented candle
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Notebook #1 of the PhD is out of pages. Didn't have one my first year because July 2021 is when I started seriously sequencing, so a very sentimental bundle of pages
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I'm begging you all to remember that a venti PSL isn't adequate hydration on the trail.
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According to the undergrads looking for their classroom down the hall, the museum smells like: That stuff you seal holes with (caulk? spackle?) Bologna Dead stuff (I mean accurate) "I don't know but I don't like it" I'm keeping my office door open for the entertainment
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