Education
2021
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Advisors: Jakob Bardram & Per Bækgaard
Dissertation Title: Speech-Enabled Conversational Agents to Support the Self-Report of Mental Health and Wellbeing
Department of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark
2017
Master of Arts (MA)
Major: Web and Multimedia Design,
Touro Graduate School of Technology
2013
Bachelors of Science (BS)
Major: Dynamic Web Design
Graduate Center, City University of New York
2009
Associate of Applied Science (AAS)
Major: New Media Technology
LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York
Appointments
2023–Current
Assistant Professor
University of Oklahoma (OU), Norman, OK
2022–2023
President’s Postdoctoral Fellow
Advisors: Saeed Abdullah & S. Shyam Sundar
College of Information Sciences and Technology, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
2021–2022
Postdoctoral Researcher
Advisor: John Paulin Hansen
Department of Technology, Management and Economics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Grants & Awards
2024-2025
Leveraging Large Language Models to Enhance Art Education
Principle Investigator
Institute for Community and Society Transformation (ICAST) Seed Grant, University of Oklahoma. $19,500
2024–2025
Explainable AI Tutoring System for Visual-Spatial and Logical-Mathematical Skill Development
Co-Investigator
Data Institute for Societal Challenges (DISC) Seed Grant. University of Oklahoma. $7,500
2024
OU Open Access Research Publication Fund
OU Libraries. University of Oklahoma. $2,000
2024
Faculty Travel Assistance Program (FTAP) Funds
OU Office of the Vice President for Research and Partnerships (OVPRP), University of Oklahoma. $1,500
2012-2013
Thomas W. Smith Fellowship,
City University of New York
2013
Promise Prize, Code for Change,
New York University, $500