Vita, in brief

Education & appointments

  • Smith College, BA, Physics & Astronomy, 2005
  • NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates summer student, NASA Goddard RHESSI team, 2002-2003. Advisor: Ed Schmahl. Publication: 2002 Solar Physics.
  • NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates summer student, Carnegie Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, 2004-2005. Advisor: Alycia Weinberger. Publication: 2008 AJ.
  • Vanderbilt University, Ph.D., Physics, 2010. Thesis advisor: Keivan Stassun
  • Visiting postdoctoral scholar, University of St. Andrews, June-August 2010. Advisor: Moira Jardine
  • Research Fellow, University of Michigan, September 2010-August 2013. Advisor: John Monnier
  • Assistant Research Scientist, University of Michigan, September 2013-October 2016
  • George Ellery Hale Fellow of Solar and Space Physics, University of Colorado Boulder, November 2016-July 2018
  • Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy, University of North Carolina Greensboro, August 2018-July 2025
  • Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy, University of North Carolina Greensboro, August 2025-present

Service and leadership

  • Member, UNCG Spartans ADVANCE Internal Advisory Board (2021-2023)
  • AAS Working Group on Accessibility and Disability, co-chair (2017-2021), coordinating committee member (2021-2025). wgad.aas.org
  • AAS Site Visit Oversight Committee, co-chair (2017-2021)
  • Member, Chancellor's Committee on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusive Excellence (2018-2020)
  • Chandra Users Committee (2017-2020)

Research interests

  • Solar-stellar connection
  • Pre-main sequence stars
  • Stellar evolution: angular momentum, interiors, dynamo, field structure, activity
  • Star-disk interaction
  • Radiative transfer modeling
  • Magnetic field structures
  • Solar and stellar flares, coronal mass ejections
  • Stellar kinematics: moving groups and associations
  • Universal Course Design
  • Interactive lecturing, active learning
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Curriculum vitae [pdf]

Presentations and web spots