I graduated Summa Cum Laude in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University in 2016. At Rice, I worked on several engineering design projects, notably a customized wheelchair for a teenager with arthrogryposis that many deemed "an impossible project." I was heavily involved in the Intro to Engineering Design course as a student, TA, and then Head TA. In this course, students learn the engineering design process while they work on a real-world project. After Rice University, I transitioned to graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin in the Nuclear and Applied Robotics Group. I received my M.S. in 2019 and am working towards a PhD degree. My current research centers on Augmented and Virtual Reality and using gaze to inform robotic behavior. I am supervised by Dr. Mitch Pryor, Dr. Justin Hart, and Dr. Carolyn Seepersad. Currently, I am funded on a DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory fellowship with supervision from Dr. Nathan Hahn.