I’m a member of the faculty at the University of Montana (UM). Broadly, my interests span the study of cognition, behavior, and technology in groups. I integrate approaches from the social and computational sciences to enhance teamwork. Currently, I serve as PI for a U.S. DOE sponsored research project on collaboration and software in scientific computing. My other research projects examine topics in training and expertise in human-machine systems. I also teach in UM’s Master of Science in Business Analytics program.
Some of my recent accomplishments are highlighted below.
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Co-organized the Toward Next-Generation Ecosystems for Scientific Computing Workshop hosted at Argonne National Laboratory (April-May 2025).
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Organized the Team Learning for Better Scientific Software Workshop hosted at the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Simulation and Training (November 2024).
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Awarded $311,019 by Argonne National Laboratory for a 3-year research project on team science and software development (September 2024).
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Published in the Journal of Systems and Software: my dissertation research examining company involvement in open source software development (July 2024).
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Published in Topics in Cognitive Science: my research analyzing the association between bots and productivity in open source software development (July 2024).
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Selected as a 2024 Better Scientific Software Fellow (December 2023).
