About Me

Since fall 2020, I have been an assistant professor in the physics and astronomy department at the University of Pittsburgh. Also known as “the Paris of Appalachia”, Pittsburgh is a wonderful city full of bridges and culture. Before coming to Pittsburgh, I spent three years as a NASA Hubble Fellow / Lyman Spitzer Fellow at Princeton University. I earned my Ph.D. in astronomy and astrophysics from the University of Arizona in Tucson in 2017. Tucson is located in the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona, home of expansive vistas and plenti of cacti, inspiring the name of my code, Cholla. Before graduate school, I spent four years getting a fantastic liberal arts education at Bryn Mawr, a women’s college just outside of Philadelphia. There I learned a lot about physics, a little about life, and of course, that the patriarchy has got to go. Outside of astronomy, I enjoy essentially any outdoor activity, including hiking, rock climbing, and walking my dog, Nacha. On indoor days I can often be found reading, listening to records, or watching my favorite shows on Netflix (let's be honest).