She earned her MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College. Her identity centers on creativity, design, and art. She is interested in interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving and authentic creative expression. Her past research has focused on how the wild can inform the cultivated and finds the intricacy of detailed information in nature to be an endless source of inspiration. Her current research focuses on the maker movement, how design thinking can transform mediocrity, and how access can facilitate economic growth.