2023 – present, Professor, University of Kentucky, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
2023 – present, Professor (joint appointment), University of Kentucky, Department of Surgery
2017 – 2023, Associate Professor, University of Kentucky, Department of Mechanical Engineering
2017 – 2023, Associate Professor (joint appointment), University of Kentucky, Department of Surgery
2011 – 2017, Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky, Department of Mechanical Engineering
2011 – 2017, Assistant Professor (joint appointment), University of Kentucky, Department of Surgery
2009 – 2011, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of California, San Francisco and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Bioengineering and Department of Surgery
2008 – 2009, Research Consultant, CardioPolymers, Inc. (formerly Symphony Medical, Inc.)
2005 – 2008, Summer Scholar, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
2004 - Summer Intern, Sandia National Laboratory
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 2008
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 2005
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 2003
Cardiovascular Mechanics
Finite Element Methods
Multi-scale Modeling
Nonlinear Solid Mechanics
Numerical Optimization