I am a Research Associate Professor at the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center at Old Dominion University. My research takes place in the Storymodelers Lab at VMASC. I am also an adjunct lecturer in the ODU Women’s Studies Department and Graduate Program in International Studies, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Research Methodologies, Modeling & Simulation, and Refugee Studies.
Much of my research has focused on forced migration and refugee studies, as well as the use of Modeling & Simulation to advance social sciences and interdisciplinary research. I love all kinds of data — qualitative, quantitative, generated — and believe all science is better when people work together across disciplines.