Senior year biology undergraduate, National Science Foundation LSAMP Scholar, and Research Assistant under the direction and guidance of Dr. Angelo Soto-Centeno, Principal Investigator, of the Soto Lab of Bat Biology (SLaBB) at Rutgers University, Newark, NJ. Previously served as a Research Assistant under the direction and guidance of Dr. Claus Holzapfel and Dr. Anthony Cullen of the Fusion Ecology Lab, Rutgers University, Newark. En route to career in research, teaching and mentoring underrepresented youth.