BIO

My Story

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I grew up watching the desert sky from my home town in Lancaster CA. I originally went to college with the burning passion to become a neurologist but while pursuing my degree in psychology at the University of California, San Diego, I discovered I was more interested in how to use data to help people make better decisions. This desire lead me to complete a Masters in Human-Computer Interaction at Georgia Tech and a Ph.D in Industrial Engineering at Purdue.

About Me: About Me

EDUCATION

My Studies

August 2019

DOCTORATE, INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Thesis: Detecting Human Machine Interaction Fingerprints in Continuous Event Data
Advisor: Dr. Steven Landry

May 2015

MASTERS OF SCIENCE, HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Thesis: Development of an Operator Interface for Semi-Autonomous Parafoils

Advisor: Dr. Karen Feigh

June 2012

BACHELOR OF ARTS, HISTORY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA

Honors Thesis: Alchemy and Daoism Drugs and Immortality

About Me: Education

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

My Achievements

OUTSTANDING SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP

May 2019

For providing outstanding service to the graduate student community, the School, the College, and/or the University.

PEGASUS COE FELLOW

2016 & 2017

Fellowship intended to recruit individuals for the Federal Aviation Administration

THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE HONORS PROGRAM (UCSD)

October 2008-2012

Awarded for Academic Merit

UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION GRANT

2018

Received NASA funding to identify the conditions leading to critical pair formation

PURDUE DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP

2015-2019

Awarded for academic merit and diversity

UCSD HISTORY HONORS