Megan Molinari is a PhD candidate in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, studying the evolution of complex social behavior in Mediterranean fish. She received her B.S. in Marine Biology and Neuroscience and Behavior at the University of New Hampshire. She has served as a teacher’s assistant for a wide range of classes, including intensive field-based courses, and is passionate about fostering STEM identity and building community in her classrooms. Through the Graduate Pedagogy Fellowship, she aims to further develop equity-minded teaching practices by collaborating with an interdisciplinary cohort and bringing these approaches back to her department.