About
I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of New Mexico supported by Terry Loring‘s grant “Quantifiable Topological Protection For Quantum Materials” from the Army Research Office. The work focuses on signatures of topological insulators via C*-algebraic K-theory, in collaboration with Alex Cerjan at the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies.
I am also sole PI for NSF DMS-2603107, “KMS States of Quantum Cuntz–Krieger algebras.”
Current Focus
My research is in operator algebras. I’m really interested in unbounded operator theory (both on Hilbert spaces and Hilbert C*-modules), Cuntz-Pimsner algebras, Co-semigroups, KMS states, and C*-algebras arising from quantum graphs. I am also a co-organizer the Groundwork for Operator Algebras Lecture Series. I am a co-founder of the Operator Algebras Mentor Network (OAMN) and have served as board member and treasurer. In the latter role, I helped obtain non-profit status for OAMN. I continue to serve as a mentor.
A Brief history
I grew up and went to school in Pittsburg, Kansas, where I earned a B.A. in English and B.S. in Mathematics in 2013 from Pittsburg State University. Throughout high school and undergrad, I was an avid theatre actor and also sang in a cover band. My math degree advisor Dr. Leah Childers took me (twice) to the Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Math, which grew my interest in pursuing a graduate degree. Over summer 2013 I attended the EDGE program in Sarasota, Florida, and one of my instructors, Dr. Chelsea Walton, inspired me to pursue mathematical research related to quantum mechanics.
Between fall 2013 and spring 2019, I earned my Master’s and Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Nebraska under the supervision of Dr. Allan Donsig and Dr. David Pitts. From 2019-2025, I was an assistant professor of mathematics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.