I am an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at University of Massachusetts -- Amherst (UMass Amherst). Previously, I was the Lindsay Visiting Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Statistics at Pennsylvania State University. I received my PhD and an MS in biostatistics from Florida State University and an MS in mathematics at University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee.

My research interests include shape analysis, geometric statistics, functional data analysis, differential privacy, and

My previous advisors include (alphabetically) Jay Beder, Matthew Reimherr, Aleksandra (Sesa) Slavkovic, and Anuj Srivastava.

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I am interested in rock climbing, lifting, gaming, and music. I am an avid guitarist having played for nearly 20 years I have rock climbed in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Colorado. (5.10 outdoor/5.11 indoor, V5 climber).