Kayla joined the Marine Genomic Lab in August 2021. Her research focuses on conservation genomics of freshwater fishes in the Pecos and Devils Rivers.

 

Kayla received her B.S., with an emphasis in Health & Medicine, at Webster University in 2018. After graduation she spent a two years working in a hospital. In 2019 she worked as an intern with Marine Dynamics Academy in Gansbaii, South Africa. This internship piqued her interest in conservation genomics and fishes, so she decided to switch career paths.