Making complex systems work for people.

I sit between behavioral science and design — and I came to it from engineering.

I started in computer science, which keeps me comfortable with data, metrics, and constraints. But people were always the point. So I moved toward research that starts from behavior: interviews, usability studies, and structured evaluations that show what people are really doing — then let that evidence drive design.

My doctoral work at ASU looks at how teams coordinate under pressure, using an immersive VR environment to train and study combat medic teams. My work spans hospice documentation, air-travel accessibility, ed-tech usability, and safety-critical systems — with a through-line of high-stakes, human-centered problems.