My research interests have focused on understanding aerosol composition and sources, with particular emphasis on aerosols which serve as seeds for cloud particle formation (i.e., aerosol-cloud-precipitation interactions). I am very active and love to be outside hiking, snowshoeing, skiing, cycling, running, and climbing. I also enjoy all the craft beer Colorado has to offer. I am engaged to my amazing fiancé, Nick. We live in Denver and have a pet chinchilla named Biggie Smalls.

As early as I can remember, I was fascinated with how the world worked, scientifically speaking. I was one of those kids that wanted that toy chemistry set over a Barbie and liked playing with batteries, wires, and light bulbs to create my own circuits. I became interested in medicine during the end of high school and was premed during my first couple years of college. However, after discovering my ability to problem solve…and getting a C+ in physiology, I realized that I wanted to become a research scientist instead of a doctor. Luckily, I was majoring in chemistry and developed a strong interest in environmental chemistry. I found my niche in graduate school where I studied atmospheric chemistry, focusing on the types of aerosols that impact cloud and precipitation formation, which is what I do to this day.