Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests
Observational Planetary Astronomy, Planetary Defense, physical properties of asteroids (NEOs, Main Belt, Trojans), multi-wavelength spectral observations, lightcurve photometry, space weathering
Education
Ph.D., Planetary Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009
Thesis: Tracing Meteorite Source Regions Through Asteroid Spectroscopy
B.S., Planetary Science, California Institute of Technology, 2004
Research Experience
Northern Arizona University Assistant Professor, 2018-present
Planetary Science Institute Research Scientist, 2015-2018
Universities Space Research Association/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Visiting Scientist, 2015-2016
Oak Ridge Associated Universities/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow, 2012-2015
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ Postdoctoral Scholar, 2009-2012
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Graduate Student, 2004-2009
Awards & Fellowships
Astronomy Magazine 25 Rising Stars in Astronomy (2022)
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Emerging Scholar (2022)
Kavli Institute Frontiers of Science Fellow (2015-2016)
NASA ROSES Early Career Fellowship, Planetary Astronomy (2014)
NASA Postdoctoral Program (2012-2015)
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2005-2009)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Presidential Fellowship (2004-2005)
Mission Experience
JWST Guaranteed Time Observations (GTO) Near-Earth Objects Program Principal Investigator
DART Observations Working Group Lead
WFIRST Solar System Working Group
JWST Solar System Science Focus Group Lead for Near-Earth Object observations
OSIRIS-REx Science Team Collaborator
Professional Service Activities
JWST Users Committee (2022-present)
Apophis T-9 Workshop Scientific Organizing Committee (2020)
EPSC/DPS Joint Meeting Scientific Organizing Committee (2019)
Planetary Science with Astrophysical Assets Committee (2018-2019)
Didymos Observer Workshop, Science Organizing Committee Chair (2018 & 2020)
DPS Professional Culture & Climate Subcommittee (2017-2020)
Co-Founder of Planetary Scientists of Color networking group (2017-present)
LSST Solar System Science Collaboration, Inner Solar System Group Lead (2017-2019)
WFIRST Solar System Science Working Group (2017-2018)
AAS Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy (CSWA, 2016-2019)
AAS Early Career Advisory Board (2016-2017)
Telescope Experience as PI
JWST
Hubble Space Telescope
8-m Gemini-North, South
6.5-m Magellan
4.3-m Lowell Discovery Telescope
4-m Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO)
4-m Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) Telescope
3-m NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF)
1.5-m Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO)
Publications