My scientific interests center around two themes: microbiology and biology education. Specifically, my graduate work focused on characterizing mobile genetic elements and viruses that infect bacteria, termed bacteriophage. Additionally, I am also interested in best practices in biology education and ensuring students are provided effective learning experiences in the classroom to prepare them for biology-focused careers.

BIO245L - General Microbiology Laboratory

• PhD in Microbiology, 2025, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• BS in Biology, 2019, James Madison University

• Tuttle MJ, May FS, Basso JTR,Gann ER,Xu J, Buchan A.2022.Plasmid-Mediated Stabilization of Prophages. mSphere7:e00930-21.https://doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00930-21