I am an interdisciplinary researcher primarily interested in socio-technical systems. In particular, I apply computational techniques ranging from machine learning to agent-based modeling to explore the relationship between people, climate, and infrastructure systems.
Prior to working at Penn State, I was a postdoctoral research fellow at the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC). Through this fellowship, I sought to better understand the connection between water conservation attitudes and anthropogenic droughts in the Colorado River Basin.
I obtained my PhD from Purdue University in environmental and ecological engineering. My dissertation focused on evaluating the impact of climate change on urban water resources. I was also affiliated with the Ecological Science and Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program while at Purdue. I hold a bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering from Ohio State University.