I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. I am an attorney who has worked in the courts as an advocate supporting domestic violence victims navigate the legal and criminal justice system. My research interests revolve mainly around the manifestation of violence across the lifespan from childhood to old age. My work focuses exploring the multiple contextual influences of risk including trauma, and substance abuse on manifestations of interpersonal violence (e.g., abuse, adolescent bullying, suicide attempts) and neglect in vulnerable populations (children, adolescents, LGBT populations and the elderly).

I utilize longitudinal, nationally representative datasets and use quasi-experimental and longitudinal research designs and methodologies, such as Growth Mixture Modeling, Parallel Process Modeling, and Bayesian Space-Time modeling techniques in my research. You will find my publications and projects on this website. The main purpose of this website is to share the data and code I have used in my work.