I am primarily interested in a field called 'Galactic Archaeology' which is aimed at exploring the Milky Way Galaxy (its formation, evolution and structure). I use stellar spectroscopy as my primary astrophysical tool. I am also a memeber/CoI of the newly created Wootten Center for Astrophysical Plasma Properties (CAPP) at UT Austin.

My main interest is in using multi-object spectroscopic surveys to better understand the chemo-dynamic properties of the Milky Way (Galactic Archaeology). My expertise is in high- to low-resolution spectroscopy and stellar chemical abundance patterns.

Before UT, I completed a postdoctoral fellowship as a Simons Junior Research Fellow at Columbia University in the city of New York between 2016-18. Before that, I completed my Ph.D. in 2016 at the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge UK, under a Marshall Scholarship, and King’s College Cambridge Studentship. I primarily worked with Prof. Gerry Gilmore and Prof. Paula Jofre (now at UDP, Chile). My Ph.D. dissertation entitled "Dissecting the Milky Way with Spectroscopic Studies” can be found here. Before my time at the University of Cambridge, I received my B.S. in Astrophysics (with minors in Mathematics and African Studies) from Ohio University in 2013.