I am an astronomer focused on detecting and characterising exoplanets through both direct and indirect observational techniques. At present, my primary research focus is exoplanet science in the era of JWST, and I am particularly interested in the advantages it will provide with respect to the direct imaging of sub-Jupiter mass exoplanets. My overarching goal in research is to improve the global understanding of planetary formation and evolution by detecting exoplanets in previously unexplored regions of parameter space, and by characterising exoplanet atmospheres across the known population.
Prior to beginning my position at STScI, I was a Postdoctoral Scholar at UC Santa Cruz and undertook leading roles in the JWST Early Release Science Programs for both transiting and directly imaged exoplanets. I completed my PhD at the University of Exeter, UK, where I worked on producing the most accurate simulations of JWST coronagraphic performance to date, as well as state-of-the-art observational atmospheric characterisations of transiting hot Jupiters.