Education
- Ph.D., UCLA 2009 (defended May 12, filed May 28)
- M.S., UCLA 2005
- B.S. & B.A., University of Pittsburgh 2002
- Instructor for the CfAO Akamai Observatory Short Course
- CfAO Professional Development Workshop
- Lead teaching assistant for ASTR 3 at UCLA
- NASA Center for Astronomy Education Workshop
- Teaching assistant for ASTR 81 at UCLA
- AAS Small Research Grant (May 2010)
- Eugene V. Cota Robles Fellowship, UCLA (2003-2007)
- Center for the Study of the Origin and Evolution of Life Fellowship, UCLA (2003-2005)
- UCLA Physics & Astronomy Outstanding TA Award (2006)
- Phi Beta Kappa (2002)
- Chancellor's Scholarship, University of Pittsburgh (1998-2002)
- Astrophysics Content Adviser, Science Bulletins
- Presenter, Hayden Planetarium
- Presenter, UCLA Planetarium
- Museum Guide, Griffith Observatory
- Science Education Fellow, California Science Center