Hello!

I am a speech-language pathologist and PhD candidate in the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at the University of Minnesota, where I work under the mentorship of Dr. Natalie Covington.

I am currently working on my dissertation, tentatively titled Purpose in Life & Well-Being Among Care Partners of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury–Related Cognitive-Communication Disorders: A Mixed-Methods Investigation.

Research Interests

Purpose in life and well-being after traumatic brain injury
Care partner and dyadic adjustment
Community-engaged rehabilitation
Scholarship of teaching and learning

Education

PhD | Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences | Summer 2027
University of Minnesota

MS | Communication Disorders | 2019
Minnesota State University, Mankato

BS | Communication Sciences & Disorders | 2017
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire