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Education

I earned my Ph.D. in 2014 from Dartmouth College (Advisor: Erik van Erp). 

I attended Macalester College (Saint Paul, MN) as an undergraduate.

I grew up north of Spokane, WA and graduated from Colville High School.

Courses Taught

Fall 2023:

M 307, Intro to Abstract Mathematics

M 473, Intro to Real Analysis

Spring 2023:

M 273, Multivariable Calculus

M 472, Intro to Complex Analysis

Fall 2022:

M 273, Multivariable Calculus

M 381, Advanced Calculus

Spring 2022:

M 172, Calculus II

M 564, Topics in Analysis: Graph C*-algebras

Fall 2021:

M 172, Calculus II

M 307, Introduction to Abstract Mathematics

Spring 2021:

M 307, Introduction to Abstract Mathematics

M 514, Topics in Applied Math: Analysis for Applied Mathematics

Fall 2020:

M 307, Introduction to Abstract Mathematics

M 381, Advanced Calculus

Spring 2020:

M 472, Introduction to Complex Analysis

Fall 2019:

M 273, Multivariable Calculus

M 473, Introduction to Real Analysis

Fall 2018:

M 172, Calculus II

M 551, Real Analysis (graduate)

HUSC 194, Freshman Seminar

Spring 2018:

M 564, Topics in Analysis "Graph C*-Algebras"

Fall 2017:

M 273, Multivariable Calculus

M 555, Functional Analysis

Projects

Conferences/workshops I have organized:

(16-20 June 2025)

): 2-week summer school aimed at first- or second-year graduate students interested in operator algebras

(10-14 March 2024): half-size workshop at Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach (Germany)

Field of Study

My research interests lie primarily in the branch of known as operator algebras.  In particular, I study the associated to topological groups, directed graphs, and their generalizations. In my PhD thesis, I studied what happens to the K-theory of the C*-algebra as I perturb the multiplication in the group(oid) C*-algebra via a 2-cocycle. Since finishing my PhD, I have also investigated other aspects of the structure of these C*-algebras, such as their representation theory, cohomology, KMS states, and Cartan subalgebras.  There's often a lot of interplay between the structure of the C*-algebra and the structure of the group (or directed graph) you started from; this opens the door to research questions about graphs and groups that can often be tackled by undergraduate students.  Come talk to me if you'd like to learn more!

Affiliations

Association for Women in Mathematics

American Mathematical Society

Mathematical Association of America

International Experience

During my PhD, I spent a year visiting the in Madrid, Spain.

Before coming to UM, I held a one-year postdoctoral position at the in Münster, Germany.

Honors / Awards

Member, Pi Mu Epsilon.

Member, Phi Beta Kappa.