Assistant Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, West
Virginia University, 2021-present
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University
of California, Berkeley, 2019-2021
- Graduate Research Fellow, University of South Florida, 2014-2019
- U.S. Fulbright Research Fellow, Costa Rica, 2018
- Water Resources Engineer, MSA Professional Services, 2013-2014
- Technical Services, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Water and Sanitation Engineer, U.S. Peace Corps, 2009-2011
Education
- Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, 2019
- M.S. Civil Engineering, Graduate Certificate in Water, Health, and Sustainability,
University of South Florida, 2011
- B.S. Civil & Environmental Engineering, Certificate in Technical Communication,
University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2008
Honors and Awards
- 40 Under 40 Award, American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists (AAEES), 2024
- Engaged Research Scholar Award, Center for Community Engagement, West Virginia University, 2024
- Outstanding Junior Faculty Researcher Award, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University, 2024
- Distinguished Service Award, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP), 2024
- Maurice & Jo Ann Wadsworth CEE Faculty Fellow, West Virginia, 2022-
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Faculty Award, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University, 2022
- Bridge Faculty Fellow, Bridge Initiative for Science and Technology, Leadership, and Communications, West Virginia University, 2022
- Best Paper Award, American Society of Engineering Education, Environmental Engineering
Division, 2019
- University of South Florida Graduate Commencement Speaker, 2019
- U.S. Fulbright Research Fellowship, Costa Rica, 2018
- University of South Florida Signature Research Fellowship, 2016-2018
- 1st Place, University of South Florida Three Minute Thesis Competition, 2016
- 1st Place, University of South Florida Graduate Research Symposium, 2016