I am currently an undergraduate student studying evolution and ecology at Ohio State University. I am working on a project looking at hover fly by-catch from the Ohio Bee Survey of 2020. This is the first statewide effort to document hover flies since 1913. I am passionate about pollinators, birds, and all things ocean. I enjoy wildlife photography and understanding how biodiversity works to the benefit of earths many ecosystems and how we, as humans, need to conserve, protect and rebuild it. I also believe it's vital to recognize intersectionality in conservation biology/environmental studies, especially when addressing the systemic issues we see facing the environmental justice movement that are directly connected to racial injustices.