Hey there! My name is Jewel Johnson and I am an aspiring ecologist who is interested in behaviour, vision and in the effect of human activities on animals (especially insects).

• I did my master’s in Biology from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM). My master’s thesis was on understanding the Visual ecology of the giant honeybee (Apis dorsata) under the guidance of Prof. Hema Somanathan at IISER-TVM.

• I am an incoming Ph.D. student in Dr. Jessica Ward’s lab at Ball State University, Indiana, and will be studying embryonic social learning using fathead minnow as a model organism.

I made this blog using the quarto package. My blog posts are generally focused on science communication and R programming. I also believe that teaching refines one’s ability in learning and comprehension. Therefore I document my learning experience by writing extensive tutorials on the topic I am learning. You can find them in the ‘Tutorials’ section in the navigation bar.