I am an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Colgate University.

Prior to this, I was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Interactive Robotics and Language (IRAL) lab at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. I was co-advised by Dr. Cynthia Matuszek and Dr. Francis Ferraro.

I completed my Ph.D. in Computer Science at the Colorado School of Mines, advised by Dr. Tom Williams.
My research centers on human-robot interaction, with a particular emphasis on robot ethics, linguistic HRI, and social robotics. I am also interested in (robotics-centric) Computer Science education.
My overarching research goal is to develop morally and socially competent robots which can exert positive influence and help preserve a better moral ecosystem between humans and robots.