I am an Assistant Professor of Physics at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), a scientific user facility for nuclear science funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. My research focuses on the thermodynamic properties of dense, strongly-interacting matter. I explore these properties by studying collisions of heavy nuclei at relativistic speeds, which I model theoretically using dynamic simulations.

Beyond research, I am invested in building up the scientific community and broadening access to careers in science. To this end, I pursue directed actions through professional organizations, including as a member of multiple committees within the Division of Nuclear Physics of the American Physical Society. I am also a founding member of several initiatives connecting promising physics undergraduate students with research opportunities and providing them with directed mentoring.