Education

2004: B.S., Astrophysics, Michigan State University
2007: M.S., Astrophysics, Michigan State University
2009: Ph.D., Astrophysics, Michigan State University

• Ph.D. Advisor: Jack A. Baldwin (with support from Gary Ferland)
• Ph.D. Thesis : "Scaling stellar feedback: A study of the physical processes ..."

Postdoctoral Postions

2012 -          : University of Toledo /w JD Smith

• Lead scientist for the "Beyond The Peak",the Herschel FIR SPIRE-FTS Survey of Nearby Galaxies
• Head of 12CO excitation science
• Created tailored pipeline for calibration and reduction of mapped SPIRE-FTS observations
• Lead efforts to improve SPIRE-FTS calibrations for mapped observations

2009 - 2012 : University of Michigan /w Sally Oey

• Pioneered the first use of Ionization Parameter mapping to catalogue extra-galactic star forming regions
• First to catalogue and distinguish star forming regions using ionization structure
• Developed new method for measuring HII region ionizing photon escape fractions
• Extensive Modelling of HII regions to explore stellar SED/optical depth
• Significant involvement with student research