I received my PhD in environmental science from the University of North Texas in May, 2016 and I am continuing on as a post-doctoral researcher at the UNT Institute of Applied Science. In the past I have worked on a few different projects concerning the bumble bees of Texas, including my dissertation on their use of urban green spaces, as well as a study on their persistence across northeast Texas. I am currently working to develop updated species distribution maps using citizen science data.