Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of the Practice in Experiential Education in the Division of Marine Science and Conservation
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2023 - Present
Marine Science and Conservation,
Nicholas School of the Environment
Associate Dean of Experiential Education and Undergraduate Research
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2023 - Present
Nicholas School of the Environment
Assistant Professor of the Practice of Biology
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2025 - Present
Biology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Scholarly Works
A pollution crisis of synthetic plastic polymers and their hidden chemical complexity
Journal article One Earth · November 21, 2025 The diverse material properties of plastic polymers have prompted their extensive use, resulting in widespread pollution, including environmental contamination by chemical additives used to enhance polymer properties. Additives have diverse biological impa ... Full text CiteFrom sea to cell: Investigating the potential health impacts of marine plastic pollution in the Philippines.
Journal article Mar Pollut Bull · November 2025 Marine habitats provide food and shelter, protect from erosion, filter pollutants, and support critical human activities, such as recreation, transport, and tourism. However, these ecosystems are increasingly vulnerable to plastic waste accumulation, parti ... Full text Link to item CiteAn informatics-based analysis platform identifies diverse microbial species with plastic-degrading potential.
Journal article Sci Total Environ · April 10, 2025 Plastic waste has accumulated rapidly in the past century and is now found throughout every ecosystem on Earth. Its ubiquitous presence means that plastic is routinely ingested by countless organisms, with potential negative consequences for organismal hea ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
GCR: The other plastic problem: quantifying and predicting impacts of plastic additives across levels of biological and social organization
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2024 - 2029NMFS Population Dynamics Sea Grant Graduate Fellowship - An assessment of pelagic predator populations
FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by NC Sea Grant · 2012 - 2015View All Grants
Education
Duke University ·
2015
Ph.D.