About Me

I am a supernova cosmologist holding a dual appointment, Assistant Professor and Postdoctoral Research Fellow, at the University of Michigan through the Michigan Society of Fellows. I grew up in and around Tacoma, Washington, and I earned my bachelor's degree in physics at Notre Dame in 2019. I defended my dissertation, focused on improving the supernova Hubble diagram, and earned my doctoral degree at Duke University in January 2025. 

In terms of research, I have focused on some of the top systematics for supernova cosmology, namely addressing intrinsic scatter by analyzing supernovae in the near-infrared (having run my own survey called DEHVILS) as well as accounting for peculiar velocities (for the Pantheon+ analysis and for a galaxy-group targeted pilot program). 

In terms of teaching, I have had the opportunity to teach three undergraduate courses as the sole instructor, one each at the University of Michigan, Duke University, and Durham Technical Community College, respectively.

Looking to the future, I hope to continue pursuing a career in academia. I am a part of supernova-specific teams for both the Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) and NASA's next flagship mission, the Roman Space Telescope, and I will be contributing substantially to both projects in the coming years.