I completed my PhD in Geophysics at Stanford in 2025, and my Bachelor's in Geology at Caltech in 2018. In-between, I worked on GIS databases for the City of Tallahassee. I have over a decade of analytical laboratory experience, including procurement, maintenance, training, safety, and management. I have a strong record of successful research funding, collaboration, and presentation and publication.
My research focuses on measuring and modeling the behavior of unusual magnetic minerals in the Solar System. I hope to improve our understanding of the natural world, enable the production and development of advanced and sustainable technology, and train students to do the same.
I place immense value on interpersonal connection and communication, and on deterministic (non-stochastic) outcomes. As such, I choose to not use LLM technology in my writing, research, teaching, and other work as I find its use dilutes my expertise.
I have directly mentored more than a dozen students in the laboratory, a diverse group including grad students, undergraduates at universities and community colleges, and high-schoolers. Many of my students have presented at regional and national conferences.
In the classroom I aim to engage students in active learning that builds upon their understanding (schema). I have comprehensive pedagogy training in STEM education and am a dedicated, student-focused teacher.
Outside my research and teaching responsibilities, I have always volunteered in service to the academic community. A few of my favorite experiences: guest lectures on micromagnetic modeling at Stanford and Kent State; serving as a voting member on the Stanford faculty senate Committee on Graduate Studies; and hands-on outdoor K-12 geoscience lessons. At Dartmouth I was awarded the 2026 Elizabeth L. Drake award for outstanding service to the Earth and Planetary Science department.
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You may also be interested to know that I published a book! You can order the paperback on Amazon.