Position Title
PhD Candidate
Position Title
PhD Candidate
Office Hours
By appointment
Education and Degree(s)
- 2021: B.S. in Genomics and Molecular Genetics and Anthropology, Michigan State University
- 2023: M.A. in Anthropology, UC Davis
Honors and Awards
- 2021: Provost's Fellowship in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, UC Davis
- 2022, 2023: Dean’s Summer Graduate Fellowship
- 2022, 2023: Graduate Summer Fellowships in Evolutionary Anthropology
- 2024: The Society for the Study of Human Biology (SSHB) Postgraduate Student Travel Prize
- 2024: AABA William S. Pollitzer Student Travel Award
- 2024: Rodman-Mitani Award
- 2025: Peter and Diana Crook Travel Fellowship
Courses
- ANT 158 Evolution of Sex: a Biological Perspective
Research Interests & Expertise
- My research looks at patterns of admixture and introgression in non-human primate models to understand human evolution. I use an interdisciplinary approach and study both genetic and morphological data. Co-advised by Dr. Brenna Henn and Dr. Tim Weaver
Publications
- Rhen, T., Even, Z., Brenner, A., Lodewyk, A., Das, D., Singh, S., & Simmons, R. (2021). Evolutionary turnover in WNT gene expression but conservation of WNT signaling during ovary determination in a TSD reptile. Sexual Development, 15(1-3), 47-68.
Membership and Service
- Co-Director — Department of Anthropology Museum Education Outreach Program