I am currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Waterloo, where I also serve as the Outreach Coordinator for the Waterloo Centre for Astrophysics. I received my PhD in Astrophysics from Arizona State University in 2026 and my bachelor's degree in 2021 from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, where I majored in physics and astronomy and minored in French and Mathematics.
My research focuses on galaxy evolution, in particular understanding the role of feedback from supermassive black holes. I primarily work with cosmological hydrodynamic simulations, using them as laboratories to test different implementations of feedback physics and comparing against observations of the diffuse gas around galaxies. I am also a Guest Scientist in the XRISM Collaboration and have worked with modelling high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy in the circumgalactic and intergalactic medium. During my PhD, I became interested in discipline-based education research, and have worked on and led several projects focused on learning astronomy in online environments. You can learn about my research in more detail here.
Beyond research, I am extremely passionate about science communication and outreach. I have several social media channels dedicated to science communication, I am an author for Astrobites, and am an organizer for the Astronomy on Tap: Valley of the Sun chapter. I love visiting classrooms, giving public talks, and building trust and enthusiam around science.
In my outreach work, I always try to emphasize that scientists are people too and have many interests beyond their research. To that point I enjoy hiking, mountain biking, playing soccer (poorly), and indoor rock climbing (even more poorly). I also spend time crocheting, watching Premier League games (I'm an Arsenal fan), re-watching TV shows like The Office and Ted Lasso, and reading (mostly fantasy and science fiction). I have been a musician for almost my entire life, and I play the drums, guitar, and piano.