Welcome!

I am a Tarbutton postdoctoral fellow in the Theory and Modeling of Living Systems initiative at Emory University, working in the Sussman lab. I was previously a postdoctoral fellow in the Kovács lab at Northwestern University. I completed my PhD at the University of Pennsylvania under the supervision of Randy Kamien.

My research uses theoretical and computational techniques to study soft condensed matter and biologically-inspired systems. I am particularly interested in the role of geometry and topology in the complex emergent structures observed in these systems.

My current projects involve understanding unusual material properties of geometric models of densely packed cellular tissues, and determining the impact of curvature on the behavior of active systems.

To learn more about my research check out my publications.

To find out what I've been up to, see my recent news.