I am a graduate student in the Computer Science program at Arizona State University where I study Artificial Intelligence under Pat Langley. Next fall I will be a Ph.D. student in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute advised by Ken Koedinger.

My research focuses on understanding how humans think and reason; I believe that there is synergy with my research and that on tutoring systems and educational technologies, which serve as a perfect mechanism for studying human problem solving. In studying this phenomenon, I have done work on creativity in design and insight problem solving. I am currently exploring the role of meta-level knowledge in design and planning.