I am an Astronomy PhD student at Yale University using simulations to study black holes and galaxy evolution

I grew up in Washington state on the Olympic Peninsula, where I enjoyed raising livestock, riding horses, and playing piano. I graduated from Harvard University in 2024 with an AB in Physics and Astrophysics. As an undergraduate, I used cosmological simulations to study wandering intermediate-mass black holes, over-massive central black holes, and high-redshift massive galaxy quenching. I worked with Dr. Fabio Pacucci, Dr. Yueying Ni, Prof. Lars Hernquist, Prof. Tiziana Di Matteo, and Prof. Priyamvada Natarajan. I am now a PhD student in Astronomy at Yale University, currently working on projects with Prof. Priyamvada Natarajan and Prof. Pieter van Dokkum. Outside of astronomy, I like to spend time with my cats, sing in choirs, hike, and play board and card games.