Helen is a proud civil servant and government employee (currently, may change tomorrow).  She did the academic route, never wants to grade another exam in her life.  Went to China for two years, came home to work on the Asian Longhorned beetle invasion.  Then went to work for the EPA.  Got an offer from the USDA during the pandemic and now safeguards American Agriculture as well as Protects Human Health and the Environment.  Her degrees are in Zoology, Biology, Statistics, and Entomology - all focusing on the evolution and ecology of plant-animal interactions.