I joined the faculty at Binghamton University in 2018. Before moving to Binghamton, I earned my PhD in Clinical Psychology from Syracuse University and completed Fellowships in Behavioral Medicine and Integrated Brain Health at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital. My  doctoral dissertation was funded by a National Research Service Award (F31), awarded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. 

My research interests are broadly in the area of health psychology and behavioral medicine, with an emphasis on interrelations between substance use and pain.  As a clinical scientist, I emphasize the clinical implications of my research questions and application of research findings to advance clinical practice. My research program utilizes a multi-methods, interdisciplinary approach to understand the mechanisms of bi-directional pain-substance relations (e.g., negative affect) and develop novel interventions. 

Within the SPHRL, I provide mentorship and research supervision to both graduate and undergraduate psychology students. I am also a Mentor-Eligible Faculty Member in the Developmental and Neuroadaptations in Alcohol and Addiction (T32) Training Grant, funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. As a core faculty member in  Clinical Psychology at Binghamton University, I teach at the graduate and undergraduate levels and provide clinical supervision to Clinical Psychology Doctoral Students. Recent courses taught include Health Psychology and Psychotherapy: Models & Methods.