I am a doctoral candidate in the Earth and Environmental Sciences program at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, and an Adjunct Professor in the Biology Department at the College of Staten Island.

 

My research focuses on how microplastic particles interact with suspension feeding zooplankton in marine and estuarine environments.  I am most interested in how photochemical oxidation and biofilms affect the binding of toxic metals to microplastic surfaces and how they serve as a vector of toxic metals when ingested by zooplankton. 

 

I love gardening for wildlife and native pollinators.

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I am based at the Wallace Lab at the CUNY College of Staten Island

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About The Graduate Center of The City University of New York

The Graduate Center, CUNY is a leader in public graduate education devoted to enhancing the public good through pioneering research, serious learning, and reasoned debate. The Graduate Center offers ambitious students more than 40 doctoral and master’s programs of the highest caliber, taught by top faculty from throughout CUNY — the nation’s largest public urban university. Through its nearly 40 centers, institutes, initiatives, and the Advanced Science Research Center, The Graduate Center influences public policy and discourse and shapes innovation. The Graduate Center’s extensive public programs make it a home for culture and conversation.

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To learn more about The Graduate Center and the Earth and Environmental Sciences Program click here.