Meghan A. Duffy earned her PhD in Zoology and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, & Behavior at Michigan State University and is the Susan S. Kilham Collegiate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan. The research in her lab focuses on host-parasite interactions in aquatic ecosystems. In addition, she is an instructor of Introductory Biology and has done extensive work on graduate student mental health, including chairing Rackham’s Task Force on Graduate Student Mental Health and their Mental Health and Wellbeing Committee.