Background

About Me

Applied mathematician working at the intersection of dynamical systems and computational neuroscience.

I am an Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Previously, I was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Williams College.

Before beginning my faculty positions, I was a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Pittsburgh, working with Dr. Jonathan Rubin. Our research focused on modeling the substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNr), an output nucleus of the basal ganglia which is implicated in Parkinson’s Disease. For more detailed information about my academic and research endeavors, please explore the various tabs on this site.

Background

I earned my PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of New Hampshire, where I was mentored by Dr. Kevin Short. My doctoral research centered on stabilizing chaotic dynamics in neural models. These results have been published and links to those papers can be found at Publications.

I completed my undergraduate studies at Elon University where I earned a BS in Physics.

Path so far

1. 2026–
   Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
2. 2025–26
   Visiting Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Williams College
3. 2021–26
   Postdoctoral Associate, Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh
4. 2016–21
   PhD, Applied Mathematics, University of New Hampshire
5. 2010–14
   BS, Physics, Elon University