Assistant Professor, Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder

My research program leverages multi-wavelength observations to explore the formation and potentail habitability of planetary systems. Before coming to CU Boulder, I was a NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow at the Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism in Washington, DC and completed my PhD at Harvard University working with Dr. David Wilner. To learn more about our group's work, including short descriptions of several ongoing projects, see the research page.

I am also the Co-Chair of the NASA Infrared Science Interest Group (IR SIG) Leadership Council and a member of the Origins Space Telescope (OST) Disks and Planet Formation Working Group. For more information on current activities in the IR community, please check out our website.

Outside of research, I am actively involved in a number of outreach programs and organizations supporting women in STEM fields. I recently designed an astronomy curriculum for the Carnegie First Light program, a weekend science program for Washington, D.C. middle school students. I also serve as a WorldWide Telescope Ambassador and taught with Science Club for Girls throughout most of college and graduate school. In my spare time, I am an avid runner, hiker, and mountaineer, and play violin in various community and pit orchestras.

My full CV is available here: Download PDF (Updated December 2021)
A complete list of my publications and abstracts is available on ADS.