Biography
I earned a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in History of Science from Harvard University in 2014, where volunteering at Boston Children's Hospital and in the Nock Lab sparked my interest in youth suicide prevention research. After working as a research assistant at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, I completed my M.A. (2019) and Ph.D. (2023) in Clinical Psychology at George Mason University, with an APA-accredited internship at UC Davis Children’s Hospital. I then served as a Postdoctoral Scholar and Clinical Instructor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the Department of Psychiatry under advisement of Dr. Joan Asarnow. In addition to being a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Texas State, I am a licensed psychologist in TX and CA.
Research Interests
My research focuses on the prediction and prevention of suicide among youth and young adults.
Teaching Interests
etiology & treatment of psychopathology; research methods; advanced statistical methods