I have over 15 years of experience working in academia and philanthropy across operations, data science and analytics, research services, finance, business solutions, and inclusive programs. My work is informed by the underlying value that data, ultimately, is about people.

There are two defining questions of my career. First, how can data, policy, and culture serve as a catalyst and roadmap for positive change in education and society? Second, to what extent are we reproducing the very conditions we are working to transform?

Prior to joining the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, I taught and was the Assistant Dean of Assessment and Evaluation at Duke University. I completed a predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. I earned a PhD and MS from Indiana University, and a BA in History from the Honors Program at the University of Michigan.

Career Experience

Director of Data Science and Analytics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute 2021 - Present
• Founder and inaugural leader of the Office of Data Science, Research and Analysis
• Lead data strategy for the Institute
• Lead the development of key performance indicators (KPI)
• Establish, administer, and coordinate research activities for use in decision making
• Implement processes for collecting, linking, and analyzing data
• Oversee data compilation, report development and archiving activities
• Develop, administer, analyze, and report on surveys that measure engagement, performance, and satisfaction
• Serve as liaison for organizational effectiveness, planning, evaluation, and program assessment activities
• Provide support and training in continuous quality improvement methods and the use/analysis of data

Assistant Dean of Assessment and Evaluation, Duke University 2017 - 2021
• Directed The Graduate School's student learning outcomes assessment program
• Provided leadership in developing and implementing evaluation processes and systems
• Managed and supervised data collection and reporting efforts
• Designed and lead the cross-functional implementation of the Graduate Pathways System (GPS)
• Directed the Early Start Research Immersion Program
• Planned and managed components of the Academic Affairs annual budget
• Prepared grant funding applications
• Managed components of the external review process for 80+ departments and programs
• Represented The Graduate School on university committees and national convenings
• Taught graduate-level academic career development courses

Manager of Program Evaluation and Assessment, Duke University 2015 - 2017
• Directed The Graduate School's student learning outcomes assessment program
• Provided leadership in developing and implementing evaluation processes and systems
• Prepared grant funding applications
• Managed components of the external review process for 80+ departments and programs
• Taught graduate-level academic career development courses

Research Experience and Professional Recognition

Duke Leadership Academy Scholar, Duke University 2017
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania 2014 - 2015
Predoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania 2013 - 2014
Fulbright Scholar (Finalist), The Fulbright Program 2012 - 2013
Graduate Research Assistant, Indiana University 2008 - 2013
Research Assistant, Cornell University 2006 - 2008

Executive Education

Accelerated Management Program, Yale University 2024

Education

Indiana University 2014
PhD in History, Philosophy, and Policy Studies in Education

Indiana University 2011
MS in International and Comparative Education

University of Michigan 2006
BA in History (Honors Program)