Kaira is an Aquatic Ecologist and Taxonomist from Wisconsin, USA, with a focus on freshwater macroinvertebrates. Since earning a B.S. in Water Resources from UW-Stevens Point, she has worked at different biomonitoring laboratories in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Missouri. In spring 2025, she finished her master’s program in Environmental Management from Kiel University in Germany and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poland.