I'm a computational social scientist with interests in international politics, higher education policy, and data analytics. Currently, I'm an Assistant Professor and Associate Director at Mount St. Mary's University in Maryland. My courses focus on a variety of foundational and advanced data science applications with R programming. I also teach courses on leveraging LLMs for research oriented tasks.

I have a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of South Carolina and a B.A./M.A. in Political Science from Virginia Tech. With 15+ years of teaching experience, I have developed a deep passion for connecting with students. Please don't hesitate to reach out!