Short Bio

I am originally from Maitland, FL. I completed my B.A. in Physics with a minor in Computer Science at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. While at Holy Cross I conducted research in Atomic Physics advised by Dr. Timothy Roach. I was a four-year member of the varsity rowing team, earning a bid to compete at the IRA Intercollegiate National Rowing Championships in my senior year. During my graduate career, I enjoyed working as an Assistant Coach for the William & Mary Rowing Club.

I earned my M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science with a focus on software engineering in 2015 and 2018 respectively, advised by Dr. Denys Poshyvanyk. My research interests include software engineering, artificial intelligence, and computer security. In particular, I study how to make large language models (LLMs) and agents applied to software engineering tasks more reliable, usable, and trustworthy, and I have recently taken a particular interest in how software engineering agents function in user interface (UI) engineering. I was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at George Mason University from 2020–2023, and I am currently an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Central Florida. I am a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award and several Distinguished Paper Awards.