About Me

Personality tests would tell you that I am a strategic, adaptable idealist.  Or they might reveal that I am an observant futurist who could be  best classified as a "dreamer."  While all of this seems accurate to me, I prefer to think of myself as a typical human being who loves funny people, good music, and burritos.  

I hail from Birmingham, Alabama, and I am the middle child in a family of five.  After spending my childhood in Birmingham, I attended Indiana University for four years, beginning in 2010.  During my time in Indiana, I completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, with a Minor in Creative Writing.  In 2013, I had the opportunity to study abroad for five months at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa.  During my time in South Africa, I completed my first independent research project, which was related to human happiness during times of uncertainty.  I then returned to Indiana, where I spent my senior year completing an Honors Thesis, which related romantic relationship satisfaction to introspection. 

After graduating college, I was directly admitted to a PhD program in Counseling Psychology at Auburn University.  I began this degree in 2014, and am currently beginning my third year in the program.  During my time in Auburn, I have had the opportunity to complete clinical work in a university counseling center setting, teach undergraduate students, and work in the Auburn University Career Center.  While juggling all of these activities oftentimes can be stressful, I feel extremely lucky to be able to say that I love what I do.

Indiana University

University of Cape Town