Education

• Ph.D., 2008, The Ohio State University
• M.S., 2004, The Ohio State University
• B.S., 1995, Vanderbilt University

Professional Experience

• Professor, U.S. Naval Academy (2019 - present)
• Associate Professor, U.S. Naval Academy (2013 - 2019)
• Assistant Professor, U.S. Naval Academy (2008 - 2013)
• Graduate Research Fellow, The Ohio State University (2002-2008)
• Submarine Officer, U.S. Navy (1995 - 2002)

Astrophysical Research Interests

I am interested in the physics of quasars, the most luminous objects in the universe.  I use observations of gravitationally lensed quasars from the U.S. Naval Observatory, Flagstaff AZ, the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory to study the structure of the central engines of these powerful sources.

• Quasar accretion physics 
• Gravitational lensing
• Observational Computational astrophysics