I am a higher education strategist, research development professional, mentoring scholar-practitioner, and author whose work focuses on helping people, ideas, and institutions thrive.

I currently serve as Assistant Director of Research at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, where I help advance school-wide research initiatives, support faculty scholarship, build research capacity, and create opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. My work focuses on making research ecosystems more connected, strategic, and effective — not only by supporting individual projects, but by strengthening the structures, relationships, and processes that enable ideas to grow.

For over a decade at ASU, I have worked in research administration, program development, student

mentoring, and organizational strategy. Before joining W. P. Carey, I served in research leadership roles in the Department of Psychology and the Biodesign Institute, including the Arizona Cancer Evolution Center. In those roles, I helped build and manage research programs, support faculty and students, and translate ambitious ideas into sustainable initiatives.

A central thread across my work is mentoring. I have co-founded and supported several mentoring and e-mentoring programs at ASU, including the ACE Scholars Program, the Cooperation Scholars Program, and the Biocomputing Scholars Program. These programs were designed to combine scientific mentoring, professional development, community-building, and individualized support — especially for students navigating complex academic and career pathways.

My forthcoming book, Beyond the Campus: The Power of E-Mentoring in Modern Higher Education, examines how digital mentoring can expand access, strengthen belonging, and support student success in a rapidly changing academic landscape. The book brings together research, practice, and real-world examples to show how meaningful mentoring relationships can extend beyond the traditional boundaries of campus, classroom, and discipline.

My broader research and practice interests include mentoring as a tool for community-building, student persistence, professional growth, and institutional change. I am also deeply interested in operational excellence in higher education: how colleges, departments, and universities can plan more strategically, use resources more effectively, reduce bureaucratic burnout, and create systems that better serve students, faculty, communities, and society.

At the heart of my work is a simple belief: higher education works best when people, ideas, and systems are connected with intention. Whether I am supporting research strategy, designing mentoring programs, facilitating collaboration, or helping institutions rethink how they operate, my goal is to build environments where people can do their best work and where good ideas have a better chance of becoming meaningful impact.

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