Outside the classroom and lab, I enjoy caring for an ever-growing collection of houseplants, maintaining a planted aquarium, cooking vegetarian meals, traveling, listening to music, and working on projects around my home. My household also includes two cats and two canaries. Many of my interests reflect the same curiosity that drew me to engineering: I enjoy understanding how things work, experimenting with new ideas, and appreciating thoughtful design, whether it appears in an origami structure, an aquarium, a home project, or a well-made cup of espresso.

• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering - The University of Michigan (2022)
• M.S. in Civil Engineering - The University of Michigan (2019)
• B.S. in Civil Engineering - Tufts University (2017)

I am an Assistant Professor of Engineering at James Madison University, where I teach courses in engineering mechanics, materials science, fluid mechanics, and first-year engineering design. I enjoy developing hands-on, project-based courses and mentoring student research in areas such as adaptive curved-crease origami metamaterials and engineering education.

My research combines computational modeling, experimental testing, and interdisciplinary design to explore novel structural applications, with a particular focus on origami-inspired engineering.

Before joining academia full-time, I worked in industry as a junior staff engineer and GIS specialist in nondestructive testing, as well as a structural engineering assistant and drafter.