Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Ph.D. in Statistics - Carnegie Mellon University, GPA: 4.00/4.00 (Aug 2024 – Present)
• M.S. in Applied Data Science - New College of Florida, GPA: 3.97/4.00 (Aug 2022 – May 2024)
• B.A. in Applied Mathematics & Statistics, minor in Economics - New College of Florida, GPA: 4.00/4.00 (Aug 2018 – May 2022)

Experience

Research

• Research Assistant – Harvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (Jul 2022 – Aug 2024)
  • High Energy Astrophysics Division
• Research Assistant – NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Aug 2021 – Jul 2022)
  • Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics Laboratory
• Research Intern – Harvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (Aug 2020 – Jun 2021)
  • High Energy Astrophysics Division

Teaching

• Adjunct Instructor – New College of Florida (Aug 2023 - Dec 2023)
  • Applied Data Science Graduate Program

Industry

• Data Science Consultant, Owner – OutlierOrbit LLC (Dec 2023 – Present)
• Statistics Intern – NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Jun 2021 – Aug 2021)
  • Hubble Communications Team

Leadership and Governance

• Member, Board of Directors – New College Foundation, Inc. (Feb 2025 – Present)
  • Audit Committee

Honors and Awards

• 35 Under 35 Professional Award, SRQ Magazine (2024)
• 2nd Place Winner, Undergraduate Statistics Research Project Competition - CAUSE, American Statistical Association (2021)
• Nominee, Barry Goldwater Scholarship, Barry Goldwater Scholarships and Excellence in Education Foundation (2021)

Fellowships and Scholarships

• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship - National Science Foundation (2024 - 2029)
• Quad Fellowship, Institute of International Education - United States, Japan, India, Australia (2023 - 2024)
• NCF Presidential Honors Scholarship - New College of Florida (2023 - 2024)
• NCF Data Science Scholarship - New College of Florida (2022 - 2024)
• Barancik Access Leadership Scholarship - Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation (2020 - 2022)
• Florida Bright Futures Academic Scholarship - Florida Department of Education (2018 - 2022)
• NovoCollegiate Scholarship - New College of Florida (2018 - 2022)
• Kiwanis Service Leadership Scholarship - Bradenton Kiwanis Club, Kiwanis International (2018)

Grants

• CMU GSA/Provost Conference Grant ($750) - Carnegie Mellon University (2024)
• NCF Data Science Travel Grant ($5,000) - New College of Florida (2023)
• Barancik Access Opportunity Grant ($1,500) - Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation (2022)
• NCF Student Research and Travel Grant ($1,250) - New College of Florida (2021)
• AGU Travel Grant ($1,000) - American Geophysical Union (2021)
• Mellon II Grant ($11,000) - Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (2021)

Service

Journals

• Reviewer – Harvard Data Science Review (2024)

Grants

• Facilitator – Chandra Peer Review Cycle 25 (2023)

Department

• Committee Member, Search Committee for Associate Director of Scholarship and Fellowship Advising – New College of Florida (2024)

University

• External Affairs Committee – Carnegie Mellon University Graduate Student Assembly (2025 – Present)
• Graduate Student Representative – New College Student Government (2022 - 2024)
• Student Volunteer – Florida Student Association (2022 – 2024)

Memberships

Research Collaborations

• STAMPS@CMU – Statistical Methods for the Physical Sciences Research Center (2024 – Present)
• CHASC – International CHASC Astro-Statistics Collaboration (2020 – Present)

Professional

• National Science Policy Network (2024 – Present)
• American Astronomical Society (2021 – Present)
• American Statistical Association (2020 – Present)
• Florida Student Association (2021 – 2024)
• American Geophysical Union (2021 – 2023)
• Association for Computing Machinery (2018 – 2019)

Certifications

• CITI Physical Sciences Responsible Conduct of Research (2024)
• Bloomberg Market Concepts (2019)

Extracurricular

Hackathons and Competitions

• Team Manager – Rice Datathon (2023)

Clubs

• Co-President, Co-Founder – New College Astronomy Club (2021 – 2022)
• President, Founder – New College Economics Club (2019 – 2021)
• Member – New College Association for Computing Machinery Chapter (2018 – 2019)

Athletics

• Obstacle Course Racing – Independent (2022 – Present): Jacksonville Spartan Sprint 5k (2022); Central Florida Spartan Super 10k (2022); Central Florida Spartan Sprint 5k (2023);
• Olympic Weightlifting – Team Florida Manatee County (2014 – 2019);