I am an assistant professor of physics at the University of Georgia with a focus on physics educaiton research. I manage the Georgia Physics and Astronomy Education Research (G-PhAsER) group.

Outside of the lab, I enjoy hiking, playing board games, and cheering on Athen's minor league hockey team, the Rock Lobsters.

Previous experience

Previously, I was an education data science postdoc at the Center for Academic Innovation at the University of Michigan and a physics and computational mathematics, science, and engineering graduate student at Michigan State University. My dissertation research used machine learning to analyze applications to physics graduate programs. I earned my bachelor's degree in physics and astronomy/astrophysics at (The) Ohio State University. I also minored in mathematics and cognitive science.

As a graduate student, I was involved in various science communication efforts. I created PERbites to share the results of physics education research studies in an accessible manner. I also was a AAAS 2021 Mass Media Fellow with The Wichita Eagle.