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.

Currently, I am an assistant professor in the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering at Penn State University. My primary research aims to better understand the impact of climate change on energy systems by leveraging data analytics and other computational techniques. At Penn State, I am also affiliated with the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute and the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences. I am also have a courtesy appointment with the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health, where I am Research Fellow in Urban and Interdependent 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.