About Me

​I hold a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences from Tribhuvan University in Nepal, an M.S. in Soil Sciences from North Carolina State University, and a Ph.D. in Ecology from Johns Hopkins University. I was an EEES postdoctoral fellow at Dartmouth College.

Currently, I am a Moore Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Georgia and a visiting scholar at Dartmouth College.

My research is driven by a fascination with plants and microbial symbionts and their role in shaping ecosystems.

Outside of science, I enjoy reading nonfiction, hiking, and watching suspenseful movies. I am also an enthusiastic Zumba student and never pass up the fun of reading fortunes from fortune cookies.

I try to live by the words “be kind and be brave.” I believe that being open-minded is essential, not only for navigating an ever-changing world, but also for recognizing that plants, animals, microbes, and humans all share this planet.

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