Anny has a bachelor’s in Biology with an Ecology and Evolution emphasis from the University of California, Merced. As an undergrad, she was involved in a variety of conservation related projects. Anny is currently a PhD student at Penn State and is interested in combining genomic tools and population modeling techniques to study migration, population structure, and dynamics to predict how birds will respond to changes in their habitat. In her spare time, Anny enjoys swimming, dancing, and watching sci-fi movies and shows.