I am currently an assistant professor and Director for Undergraduate Programs in the School of Data Science at the University of Virginia. My research is focused broadly on the intersection between education and data science. Prior to this appointment I was the Director of George Washington University's Graduate Data Science programs and served as a faculty member teaching Machine Learning, Introduction to Data Science, and Capstone courses on an annual basis.  I also co-founded George Washington University’s Data Science Institute and a Ph.D. collaboration between GW's Education School and the Data Science department. Prior to joining George Washington University, I organized and lead interdisciplinary teams of researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville as the Assistant Director of the National Defense Business Institute and worked for the DoD as a consultant and federal employee for 10 years.