I am a higher education professional with experience in both academic and applied settings.

I am currently the Research and Programs Manager at the Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis (CESTA) at Stanford University, where I oversee center operations, develop funding relationships, and support a growing portfolio of interdisciplinary research groups and labs working at the intersection of computational methods and the humanities.

My background combines doctoral training in the sociology of higher education with two decades of experience directing academic programs and supporting research communities across a range of institutional contexts. My dissertation, completed at the University of Washington, examined how institutional characteristics along with social, economic, and political contexts influence colleges' and universities' use of distance education over time.

Before joining Stanford, I served as Project Director for an NSF-funded initiative at San Francisco State University. While dissertating I was a research assistant and instructor at Umeå University in northern Sweden. I also previously held administrative and advising roles at the University of Washington, Western Washington University, and Pacific Lutheran University.

Since moving to the Bay Area, I have fully embraced California living, including hiking and spending time in the sunshine. I root for the Golden State Valkyries, attend the SF Opera when I can, and the rest of my free time goes to speculative fiction or board games.