I am a disease ecologist with a background in veterinary medicine, pathogen modeling, and conservation research. I use an interdisciplinary approach that incorporates ecologic, epidemiologic and model-based investigations to understand how pathogens spread through, persist in, and impact host populations. 2021 - current: Computational Ecologist, Civitello Lab, Department of Biology, Emory University. 2019 - 2021: Research Associate, Boone and Crockett Quantitative Wildlife Center, Fisheries & Wildlife, Michigan State University. 2017-2019: Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Modeling Complex Interactions, University of Idaho. 2014-2017: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Missouri. Ph.D. in Wildlife Science (with a focus on Disease Ecology), 2013, University of Missouri. Bachelor of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry (B.V.Sc & A.H.), 1996, Bombay Veterinary College.