About Me

I am originally from the Northwest suburbs of Chicago. I received my B.S. in Astrophysics from the University of Chicago in 2020, where I worked with Prof. Mike Gladders on finding and characterizing strongly lensed galaxies and quasars. I am currently a PhD candidate in Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Michigan, where I work with Prof. Eric Bell on deciphering the past and present lives of satellite galaxies around nearby Milky Way-mass hosts using data from ground- and space-based telescopes.

I am also very passionate about outreach, science communication, accessibility, and data visualization. Among other endeavours, I've been a docent at historic observatories, am part of the Astrobites team, where I write and edit articles summarizing recent research papers in astronomy, and have contributed to projects dedicated to making astronomy more accessible to the visually impaired.

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In my free time, I enjoy climbing on rocks (both real and fake), adventuring in D&D campaigns, sticking my nose into a good book, attempting to learn pieces on the piano that are way too hard for me, putting together jigsaw puzzles, and playing various video and board games.

A girl standing next to a giant reflecting telescope inside a dome that is open to a light blue sky.