PhD Work
I'm a PhD student at the University of Cambridge in the Earth Science department with the Field Palaeobiology Research Group.
My thesis:
Chapter 1: Redescription of Confuciusornis sanctus
Chapter 2: Ecomorphology of Confuciusornis sanctus based on hindlimb morphology
Chapter 3: Climbing convergence in passerines
Previous Work
I completed my Master's degree at the University of Bristol in their one-year Palaeobiology Msc course in 2022.
I explored elephant bird (Aepyornithidae) neuroanatomy. Using CT data of five skulls, I created endocasts and measure their optic lobes and olfactory bulbs to infer visual and olfaction capabilities. Based on their neuroanatomical differences, I also attempted to distinguish phylogenetic variation among elephant bird species.
Me holding an elephant bird skull.
A cross-section of the CT scan of an elephant bird skull. The blue section is the braincase region that has been segmented.
My poster presentation at the Palass Conference in Cork, Ireland (2022).
I completed my Bachelor of Science degree at the Boston College with a major in environmental geoscience and a minor in film studies in 2020.
Throughout my undergraduate studies, I conducted research at Harvard University. The culmination of my work resulted in an undergraduate thesis collaboration with Harvard and BC.
I segmented the individual cranial elements of a Jurassic tuatara-like specimen. I then described the synapomorphies identifying this specimen as a sphenodontian.
You can read the resulting nature article here.
