I am a research scientist at OpenStax, Rice University.  I obtained my PhD in Psychology from Rice in 2020.

My research interests include learning, education, positive psychology, and motivation.

As a graduate student, I conducted research on Rice STEM undergraduate students under a university S-STEM grant funded by the National Science Foundation.

I also study academic resilience, particularly the resilience of underrepresented groups and students facing high barriers to academic success.

I am broadly interested in how students can engage in self-directed processes to influence their own learning and academic outcomes.