Curriculum vitae

Background

Fourteen years of research, from academic labs to executive strategy

Summary

I’ve spent fourteen years designing research and turning it into decisions: first in academic labs, then in UX consulting, now leading strategic research in the accounting profession, where I also put AI into production. The consistent part is end-to-end ownership, from the question to the instrument to the analysis to the room where the findings land.

Professional experience

Director of Strategic Research & Insights

PICPA & CPACrossings Present
  • Lead the strategic research and insights function, working directly with the executive team to turn research into strategy.
  • Author research products licensed and rebranded by six state CPA organizations, including a national AI-adoption package with a companion CPE webinar.
  • Put AI into production for membership research, benchmarking, and everyday workflows: multi-agent pipelines with source-cited, confidence-scored output and privacy-first design.
  • Advise executives on responsible AI adoption, with an emphasis on trust and measured outcomes.

Mixed Methods Researcher & Professor

Drexel University Oct 2023 – Present
  • Designed and ran AI upskilling workshops for faculty and graduate students.
  • Built executive-facing research reports and dashboards used in internal decision-making.
  • Designed and taught user-centered instruction across 11 university courses, using mixed-methods evidence to improve engagement and outcomes.
  • Brought findings into Faculty Senate initiatives on instructional policy.

UX Researcher (Contract)

Bresslergroup · Philadelphia, PA 2021 – 2022
  • Ran user research with over 1,000 participants on medical and consumer device usability, feeding data-informed product redesigns.
  • Built and launched Qualtrics survey instruments that shaped product roadmaps and compliance documentation.
  • Managed kickoffs, timelines, and deliverables for multi-stakeholder research projects.

Mixed Methods Researcher

University of Delaware 2015 – 2022
  • Designed and ran research studies with 1,000+ participants across seven years of lab research.
  • Contributed to 20+ publications and 23+ conference presentations.

Education & credentials

Ph.D., Psychological & Brain Sciences
University of Delaware
M.S., Experimental Psychology
Villanova University
B.A., Psychology
Temple University
AI Governance Professional (AIGP), in progress
IAPP

Skills

Applied AI

Research methods

AI adoption & change

Tools