2023 - present: Postdoctoral Researcher
Oregon State University, Marine Mammal Institute
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2022 - 2023: Postdoctoral Researcher
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Comparative Bioacoustics Group


2021 - 2022: Research Project Coordinator
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Comparative Bioacoustics Group


2016 - 2022: Doctor of Philosophy (Biology)
Dalhousie University, Department of Biology
Thesis: Dialects over space and time: cultural identity and evolution in sperm whale codas
Supervisor: Dr. Hal Whitehead
Supervisory Committee: Dr. Shane Gero, Dr. Andy Horn, Dr. Aaron Newman
Accolades:

• Best Presentation, Dalhousie University Lett Symposium
• Dalhousie University President's Award
• Izaak Walton Killam Predoctoral Scholarship (Master's and Doctoral Levels)
• Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Graduate Scholarship (Master's and Doctoral Levels)
• Carol Herd Greenisen Women in Science Memorial Fellowship

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2010 - 2014: Bachelor of Science (Biological Sciences and Psychology, minor in Environmental Science)
Carnegie Mellon University, Biological Sciences Department and Psychology Department
Accolades:

• Carnegie Mellon University Graduation Honors
• Mellon College of Science Graduation Honors
• Mellon College of Science Dean's List
• Senior Leadership Recognition Award
• Psi Chi, International Honor Society in Psychology
• Lambda Sigma, Sophomore National Honor Society