About me

I was born in Southern California and grew up about an hour south of Los Angeles. I moved halfway across the country to attend Calvin for my undergraduate studies; I didn’t know anybody in the state of Michigan at the time, but Calvin seemed like a great fit for me in many ways. At Calvin, I completed dual bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and chemistry with a minor in computer science. I was also heavily involved in chapel at Calvin – I played drums on worship teams for all four years of my undergraduate studies, and I spent one year as a Worship Apprentice and another year as a Worship Intern with Campus Ministries. After graduating from Calvin, I started graduate school at the University of California, Los Angeles, and I earned my PhD in mathematics under the supervision of Deanna Needell.

Two years into graduate school, I married my husband Nathanael (also a Calvin grad!), who at the time was a chemistry graduate student at the California Institute of Technology. We enjoy board games (current favorites are Terraforming Mars and Wingspan), puzzles, and birdwatching. We’re also fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Detroit Lions.