Recent Work
Experience
2021 - 2022
Staff Researcher + Broader Impacts Coordinator
I worked with Dr. Erin Walker at the University of Pittsburgh and the Center for Integrative Research in the Computing and Learning Sciences (CIRCLS) to organize working groups and conduct research on topics at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Educational Technology, and the Social Sciences. See AI CIRCLS Community Partnerships Discussion Series, CACM Blog Post on AI & Ed Policy, and UbiCos (Ubiquitous Collaborative Support) for examples of my work.
2020 - 2021
Research Specialist
I worked with the Laboratory for Cognition and Neural Stimulation at the University of Pennsylvania to coordinate and run clinical trials on brain stimulation for persons with Primary Progressive Aphasia and develop digital testing tools for language assessment.
2017 - 2019
HCI Researcher
As a student at Drexel University, I worked with Dr. Erin Solovey and Dr. Alison Kenner to integrate educator feedback into R&D of cognitively adaptive learning tools. I also analyzed behavioral and brain data on attention for development of a brain-sensing intelligent tutoring system.
Education
2022 - 2027
Arizona State University |
PhD
Doctoral student in Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology
2014 - 2019
Drexel University |
Bachelor's of Science
Graduated from Drexel University Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Cognitive Neuroscience
Select Honors
& Awards
2022-2027
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
National Science Foundation
2018
CREU Grant Recipient
Computing Research Association
2018
DAAD RISE Research Fellow
German Academic Exchange Service