My research is in traditional mathematics, with lines of investigation typically involving representation theory of finite-dimensional algebras and quivers.  Most recently, I am working on problems in two areas: (a) applications of my early work on rank functions for quivers to Persistence Theory, a component of topological data analysis, and (b) Hopf actions on quivers, and algebras in finite tensor categories.

I currently serve as Departmental Executive Officer (a.k.a. Chair) of Mathematics.

Brief biography: I had postdoctoral positions at both Northeastern University and University of Connecticut after receiving my PhD from University of Michigan in 2009, and completing my undergraduate studies at the University of Kansas. I was born and raised in Oklahoma City, am an enrolled citizen of ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ (Cherokee Nation), and attended high school at Classen School of Advanced Studies in the Oklahoma City Public Schools system.