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My research interest centers upon the question “How can machine learning support human-centered workflows and interactive visualization for knowledge discovery?” At the intersection of artificial intelligence, visual analytics, and human-computer interaction, I design human-in-the-loop prototype systems and interfaces that enable users to interact with, evaluate, and trust mathematical and computational models. An overarching goal of this research recognizes that human cognition and decision-making is a “black box” to the machine, quite similar to how the parameters of a complex model are are “black box” to a user.
My contributions to research projects include applied data science, investigations into human-machine teaming, and the use of AI models to support exploratory visual analysis. I am also a strong proponent of interdisciplinary work, and my research projects have been in collaboration with astronomers, computational biologists, engineers, nurses, and statisticians, among others. I have also applied AI and visualization to electronic and new media art projects.
See my CV! (07/2025 revision)
Brief Bullet Bio:
- Recently laid-off Data Scientist (Visual Analytics, User Research, and Applied ML focus) at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics Division.
- Current Adjunct Professor at Virginia Tech in the Computer Science Department, following titles as Graduate Instructor of Record (2017-2019) and Visiting Assistant Professor (2019-2020).
- Former PhD student at Virginia Tech, working with the InfoVis group and the Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, a part of the Computer Science Department.
- Former Visiting Assistant Professor (2014-2016) and Adjunct Professor (2016-2017) at Allegheny College in the Computer Science Department.
- Former Adjunct Professor at Chatham University in the Mathematics Department.
- Former graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA, graduating with a Master’s Degree in Computer Science.
- Former undergraduate student at Gannon University in Erie, PA, graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering, a Multimedia application domain, and a minor in Mathematics.
- From Lower Burrell, PA.
