Education

BS, Chemistry

Minor in Environmental & Sustainability Studies

Indiana University Bloomington

2024 - 2028 (expected)

BA, Dance as Spirituality

Concentrations: Dance & Architecture

Bennington College

2012 - 2016

Research Experience

Summer Undergraduate Researcher, Chemistry

Recyclable Silicone-Based Elastomers

Indiana University Bloomington

Summer '26

Conducting undergraduate research in the Huang Group (Green-SPIN) under the mentorship of Dr. Suman Ghosh. My project explores recyclable silicone-based elastomers, investigating how polymer composition influences elasticity, mechanical performance, and recyclability, with potential applications in sustainable textile materials.

Mathematics REU

Classifying Small Modular Tensor Categories

Indiana University Bloomington

Spring '24, Fall '23

Conducted research on small modular tensor categories under the supervision of Julia Plavnik and Abigail Watkins, investigating number theory and algebra in the context of category theory. Broadly situated, this area of mathematics has implications for topological quantum computing and topological phases of matter. Presented original findings at two undergraduate research conferences, receiving recognition at both.

Presentations & Speaking

Panelist - Leadership with Creative Intelligence (forthcoming)

ILA Global Leadership Conference

Toronto, CA

October '26

Contact Jiu Jitsu: Helping Great Grapplers Become Great Coaches

IU Innovates Startup Summer Demo Day

Indiana University Bloomington

July '26

Topological Illustrations - Soft Sculpture

Graduate Student Topology and Geometry Conference (GSTGC)

Indiana University Bloomington

April '25

Topological Illustrations - Soft Sculpture

IU Undergraduate Research Conference (IUURC)

Indiana University Bloomington

March '25

Topological Illustrations - Soft Sculpture

Lab of Geometry Log(IU)

Indiana University Bloomington

Dec '24

Classifying Small Modular Tensor Categories

IU Undergraduate Research Competition (IUURC)

CEW&T Research Poster Competition

Indiana University Bloomington

Dec '24

April '24

Topological Illustrations - Mobiles

Lab of Geometry Log(IU)

Indiana University Bloomington

Dec '23

Honors, Awards & Research Funding

William & Iris Klinkenberg Scholarship

Indiana University Bloomington

2026-'27 Aacademic Year

Dennis Peters Scholarship

Indiana University Bloomington

Summer '26

Hutton Honors College Summer Research Grant

Indiana University Bloomington

Summer '26

First Place - CEW&T Research Poster Competition

Topological Illustrations - Soft Sculpture

Indiana University Bloomington

April '25

Honorable Mention - IU Undergraduate Research Conference

Topological Illustrations - Soft Sculpture

Indiana University

March '25

First Place - CEW&T Research Poster Competition

Classifying Small Modular Tensor Categories

Indiana University Bloomington

April '24

Science, Art, Sound & the Sacred

Full Tuition Scholarship

Hollyhock Retreat Centre

Aug '24

Strange Loop Conference

Opportunity Grant

St. Louis, MI

Oct '23

Teaching Experience

High School Chemistry Teacher

Chemistry I, Chemistry II

Harmony School

Spring '25, Fall ‘24

Elementary School Math Teacher

Competition Math

Essentia Prime

Summer '25

Undergraduate Instructor

Differential Calculus M119

Indiana University Bloomington

Fall ‘22

Supplemental Instruction Lead

College Algebra M123

Indiana University Bloomington

Summer ‘22, Spring ‘22

Supplemental Instruction Lead

Informatics Foundations C100

Indiana University Bloomington

Summer ‘22, Spring ‘22, Fall ‘21, Summer

Service

Member

Women in Math

Indiana University Bloomington

Spring '25

Member

Diversity and Inclusion Advisory and Action Committee

Indiana University Bloomington

Spring '25, Fall '24

In practice, we can never know the true value of a measured quantity.