Emily is a Master’s student in the Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management (QERM) program at the University of Washington. Emily received a B.S. in Biology from the Pennsylvania State University in 2019. As an undergraduate, she worked on Lyme disease dynamics with Dr. Kurt Vandegrift and Dr. Jessica Conway. Her research project focused on using mouse trap sales time series data to predict Lyme disease incidence in 14 states in the Northeast United States. Before joining QERM, Emily worked as a laboratory technician for Dr. Hannah Schreier where she analyzed glucocorticoid sensitivity in maltreated children. Emily’s current research interests include management strategy evaluation, population dynamics, and optimization.