I am a Post Doctoral Researcher in the Munshi-South Lab at the Department of Biodiversity, Earth & Environmental Science, Drexel University. We work with urban lichens as a model for urban evolution.

Urban lichens, including Flavoparmelia caperata in Philadelphia. Photo credit: Daisy Lewis

I completed a PhD in the Lichen Herbarium with the Integrative Systematics of Plants and Fungi Research Group at the Natural History Museum in Oslo, Norway.

Career and Education

2008 - 2012: BA Biology, Colorado College, USA

2013 - 2015: MS Ecology and Evolution, University of Oslo, Norway

2016 - 2018: Collections Associate and Manager, Northeastern University, USA

2018 - 2020: Educator and Researcher, Appalachian Mountain Club, USA

2020 - 2025: PhD Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway

2025 - present: Postdoctoral Researcher, Drexel University, USA

Guest Researcher / Visiting Scholar Affiliations

2020 - 2025: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

2025 - present: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, USA

2025 - present: University of Oslo, Norway

Updates

13 Apr 2026: Registration is open for “Lichens, Biofilms, and Stone” at Eagle Hill Institute, July 5 - 11, 2026.

31 Jan 2026: Thank you, @metalichen for inspiring this website!

Contact me

ame345 at drexel.edu