ABOUT

I am from Winston-Salem, North Carolina and obtained a BS in mathematics from the University of North Carolina (UNC) in May 2018. At UNC, I completed the Baccalaureate Education in Science and Teaching program where I earned a secondary teaching licensure in mathematics for grades 9-12. From there, I attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville to obtain a PhD in mathematics and a concurrent MS in statistics with funding support from the NSF-GRFP fellowship. I worked with my advisor Dr. W. Christopher Strickland, PhD on my dissertation titled, "Modeling Substance Use Disorder using Deterministic and Stochastic Approaches and A Bayesian Model of Sudden Death."

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I am now a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pittsburgh in the Department of Psychiatry as a part of the ARGO Neuroscience of Aging Lab. I work under the guidance of Drs. Carmen Andreescu, MD and Helmet Karim, PhD on problems relating to depression, aging, and anxiety using MRI and longitudinal data.

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Outside of research, some of my hobbies include knitting, exercise, and caring for my houseplants. I am certified in scuba diving and enjoy going to explore new dive spots. The top picture to the right was from my first dive trip in Cozumel, Mexico (Spring 2022).

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The header sunset is a picture I took at Topsail Beach, NC in 2021.