I am a statistician at Sciome LLC. I work on methodology and applications in transcriptomics, statistical genetics, the microbiome, and related areas.

My work heavily involves computer programming, and I enjoy continually expanding my computational expertise. I frequently encounter situations where my daily drivers, Python and R, are not fast enough at scale, so I am exploring Rust to speed up bottlenecks as an alternative to the typical C++ scientific backend.

I completed my PhD in statistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2023. My dissertation focused on computational Bayesian methods in forensic DNA testing with Jan Hannig (UNC) and Hari Iyer (NIST). I received a BS and MS in mathematics from Brigham Young University where I studied smooth flows on manifolds with the late Todd Fisher.

Personal

I am passionate about sustainable agriculture and seek out volunteer opportunities to get my hands dirty, and you can read about those adventures here. I believe health and wellness are worth striving for, and strength training is for everyone.

I have an IMDB page from when I was cast and crew on a movie set as a teenager.

I enjoy singing harmonies a cappella, usually in the form of barbershop tags (I met these world champions in person!). I love nature and live music. I dream about driving in motorsport, but until my finances reach the stratosphere, I must remain content to spectate, with the occasional drive on a simulator. My favorite track in the world is Spa-Francorchamps.