I am a fifth year PhD Student in the Dartmouth College Computer Science Department. My email address is of the form lastname [at] cs [dot] dartmouth [dot] edu.

I am a member of the Dartmouth PKI/Trust Lab, which implements and studies a variety of security-related technologies.

My current research activities surround access control and the human factors (both business- and usability-oriented) that constrain or drive authorization systems. More generally, I like investigating the intersection of human systems and secure computer systems. I am also interested in operating systems and networks, and have a passion for discrete math, although I don't get to do much of it these days.

I am a Wellesley College alumna, Class of 2004. As an undergrad I majored in Computer Science and French.

When not doing research, I enjoy a variety of activities, including knitting, preening my pet bird, and generally collecting hobbies. I am a member of the Dartmouth Council on Computing, and a few other campus committees and organizations.

One of my favorite activities is working as a mentor for Dartmouth's Women in Science Program, which I find highly rewarding. If you have questions about the CS program at Dartmouth, getting a job or internship in CS, or other questions related to being a computer scientist, drop me an email or come find me in the CS department.

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