I grew up in West Kelowna, British Columbia (BC) and completed a B.Sc. degree with Honours in Chemistry from The University of British Columbia – Okanagan in Kelowna, BC, conducting research in the labs of Profs. Wesley Zandberg (analytical glycoscience) and Kevin Smith (organometallic chemistry). Excited by the organometallic chemistry of early-transition metals, I then pursued a Ph.D. in Chemistry at The University of British Columbia in beautiful Vancouver, BC under the supervision of Prof. Laurel Schafer, investigating zirconium- and vanadium-catalyzed reactions. Shifting gears to late-transition metals and materials chemistry, I subsequently moved to sunny San Diego, California to work in the lab of Prof. Seth Cohen at the University of California, San Diego as a postdoctoral scholar. During this time, my work focused on the development of low-valent metal-organic frameworks with phosphine linkers for catalytic applications. I began my role as an Assistant Professor at Mount Allison University in the summer of 2024.

Outside of the lab and classroom, I enjoy playing musical instruments, watching hockey, travelling, being outdoors, and spending time with family.