August 2026
Started my Ph.D
Began my Ph.D. in Computer Science at Vanderbilt University, advised by Professor Yu Huang!
Hi!
I am currently a first-year Ph.D. student at Vanderbilt University, advised by Dr. Yu Huang.
Before beginning my Ph.D., I worked as a Software Engineer at Microsoft on the Azure SDN team, where I developed tools focused on improving developer productivity for on-call engineers. I received my Bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science and Psychology at Belmont University.
My research interests include AI-assisted programming, computing education, and the cognitive implications of AI use in software development.
Feel free to contact me for collaborations and academic/mentorship opportunities.
Current Interests:
Publications
Beyond the Prompt: How Novices Engage with AI During Code Summarization
Design of an Eye-Tracking Study Towards Assessing the Impact of Generative AI Use on Code Summarization
Awards & Honors
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP)
Provost Graduate Fellowship
College of Sciences & Mathematics Dean’s Research Award
News
Key milestones and updates from research, industry, and academic work.
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April 2026
Awarded the NSF GRFP
Received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Excited to continue my research with this support!
April 2026
Presented at ICSE SEET (RIO)
“Beyond the Prompt” accepted to the International Conference on Software Engineering, Software Engineering Education Track and selected for Distinguished Paper Award.
May 2025
Presented at ETRA EMIP (Tokyo)
Presented a design paper at the ETRA workshop on eye tracking in programming in Tokyo, Japan.
May 2025
Dean’s Research Award
Received the College of Science & Mathematics Dean’s Research Award.
April 2024
Accepted at MSR (Lisbon)
First paper and introduction to large scale data-mining! “Chatting with AI” at Mining Software Repositories in Lisbon.