I am the Assistant Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society at the University of Notre Dame and a doctoral student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame.

I hold a Masters of Social Work degree in community practice from the University of Denver and a BA in Sociology and Psychology from the University of Arizona.

My research experience includes directing and conducting original data collection and analysis via surveys, focus groups, and in-person interviews with pastors, parishioners, youth ministers, youth, parents, and non-profit organization participants. I have ten plus years of experience in research and grants administration of more than $10 million in grant -funded awards.