Profile
Originally trained in genomics and molecular biology, I now do research that helps organizations plan their open science strategy. I am also a community manager, creating educational resources and assembling communities of practice for the issues I investigate.
Education
University of California, Berkeley - 2022
Doctor of Philosophy, Plant Biology
University of California, Berkeley - 2014
Bachelor of Science, Molecular Environmental Biology
Work Experience
Open Source Programs Specialist
University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
Feb 2025 - Present
- Manage of Open Source Program Office (OSPO) operations, including community events and communications.
- Lead various social research projects.
- Product manager on a toolkit for discovering open source software.
Data and Information Specialist
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA
Mar 2024 - Jan 2025
- Oversaw the modernization of Janelia's system for tracking its publication metrics and metadata.
- Wrote tutorials on Janelia's data and information infrastructure.
- Served as Janelia's librarian, which included evaluating the institute's journal subscriptions and managing a budget of greater than $1 million.
Scientific Computing Associate
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA
Dec 2022 - Mar 2024
- Conducted a qualitative survey of Janelia's data culture. Proposed solutions in an internal report and an engaging talk to an audience of several hundred.
- Facilitated a team of bioimaging developers working to unify their data conventions.
- Contributed documentation improvements and an extension proposal to OME-NGFF, an international open-source data standard.
Graduate Student Researcher
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Joint Genome Institute, Berkeley, CA
Aug 2016 - May 2022
- Co-authored two peer-reviewed studies about the evolution of polyploid plant genomes.
- Gave popular science talks to the public through the department's science communication club.
- Mentored several junior researchers.
Graduate Student Instructor
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Aug 2019 - May 2022
- Gave lectures on ecology, evolution, and biochemistry to undergraduates. (2 courses, 4 semesters)
- Wrote and graded homework assignments and exams.
Research Assistant
Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville CA
Mar 2014 - Jul 2016
- Co-authored a peer-reviewed study on the importance of a class of sugars found at the plant cell membrane.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
US Department of Agriculture Plant Gene Expression Center, Albany CA
May 2012 - Mar 2014
- Co-authored a peer-reviewed study characterizing mutations impairing plant circadian clock function.