I am a researcher, design strategist, and technologist working to create better alignment and fit between people and the built environment.  As a natural boundary spanner, I am skilled at aligning concepts and ideas from different disciplines and perspectives in order to address strategic challenges and research questions.

As a researcher, I have been an academic affiliate in management & organizations at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business since 2012.  I am a “pracademic” who engages in various long-term research studies with a global network of collaborators in the fields of organizational studies, design, and communications.  Professional practice fuels my academic research, which feeds foundational insights back into my professional practice. 

As a design strategist, I have over 10 years of experience working professionally in commercial architecture and workplace strategy at DEGW and HLW in New York.  I continue to consult within the architecture and corporate real estate industries, where I focus on spatial analytics, UX performance metrics, and portfolio studies.

As a technologist, I developed the foundational analytics and core product feature for Pangeam, an AI-powered business intelligence platform for systematically measuring team-environment fit in office settings.

My interest in the built environment traces back to high school when I would walk around the city taking pictures of buildings and landscapes with my first SLR camera.  Fast forward several years to graduate school when I got involved in a learning space design project that linked layout typologies to learning outcomes.  I earned a BA in History & American Studies, followed by an MBA, both from Case Western Reserve University.  After that I earned a PhD in Education from the University of Michigan.  Along the way, I learned to fly and became an FAA-licensed private pilot (Airplane Single Engine Land & Sea rated).

I am based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.