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-present
Service and leadership
- Member, UNCG Spartans ADVANCE Internal Advisory Board (2021-present)
- AAS Working Group on Accessibility and Disability, co-chair (2017-2021), coordinating committee member (2021-2024). 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
I've been reading about George Hale- I've written some neat biographical information here.
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Curriculum vitae [pdf]
Presentations and web spots
