Professional

I am a cognitive scientist researching how we reason about existential risks (i.e., events that threaten humanity's potential), mortality, and artificial intelligence (AI). My teaching emphasis is statistics and I am the author of Psychological Statistics Simplified.

I recently earned a Cognitive and Brain Sciences Ph.D. from Louisiana State University under Emily Elliott. As a doctoral student, I also held government positions with Army Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground and Naval Research Laboratory at NASA Stennis Space Center. After graduation, I spent two years at University of Central Arkansas as an assistant professor before joining Rhode Island College.

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Personal

I'm from South Florida. Apart from being an academic, I am also a real person with real interests. 

• Music: Spotify Wrapped told me that last year, I listened to 63,000 minutes of music. Some random favorite artists in those minutes: The Smiths, Her's, Paramore, Black Marble, The Cure, Kate Bush, Modern Baseball, Title Fight, Alex G, Slow Pulp, King Krule, The Radio Dept., Phoebe Bridgers, Kero Kero Bonito, American Football, etc. 

• Films: Current favorites are Twilight, Coraline, Arrival, and Godzilla Minus One

• Games: Currently playing Pokémon Pocket 

• Books: Currently reading "Eragon" by Christopher Paolini and "How Not to Die" by Michael Greger 

Feel free to chat about any of the above (or about academia, I guess).