About Me
I am a junior entomology major at the University of Delaware. I am interested in Coleoptera, especially Carabidae, and Curculionoidea. I am also interested in the family Theraphosidae. I am an avid insect collector, and have an interest in insect macrophotography, particularly of specimens. My interests outside of entomology lie in history, aviation, and fishing.

Appointments

• Currently conducting research on Carabidae riparian ecosystems
• Working at USDA-BIIRU on Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii)
• Working at the University of Delaware Insect Research Collection (@udel-hoppers)
• Entomological Society of America
• Keeper of nine pet tarantulas

Useful Carabidae Resources

• BugGuide
• Illustrated Identification Guild to Adults and Larvae of Northeastern North American Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) by Yves Bousquet

Useful Theraphosidae Taxonomy Resources

• Tarantupedia
• World Spider Catalog
• Aphonopelma of the United States Hamilton CA, Hendrixson BE, Bond JE. Taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) within the United States. Zookeys. 2016 Feb 4;(560):1-340. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.560.6264. PMID: 27006611; PMCID: PMC4768370.

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