I started as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics at BYU in April 2019. My research interests are spatial and spatiotemporal statistics, functional data analysis, time series analysis, hierarchical modeling, and Bayesian statistics. Most of all, I enjoy working on applied problems that motivate methodological contributions.

I completed my Ph.D. in Statistical Science at Duke University in January 2019. Alan Gelfand and Fan Li were my dissertation advisors. Prior to Duke, I completed a B.S. in Applied Physics and an M.S. in Statistics at BYU.

Outside of my work, I enjoy spending time with my wife (Laurel) and my kids. I also enjoy cooking/baking, playing music, getting outdoors, and traveling.