He received a Ph.D. in Adult Development and Aging from the University of Akron in 2014. His research interests include neuroimaging, cognitive neuroscience, cognitive aging, and social psychology. His work has recently appeared in Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, PLOS ONE, and The Encyclopedia of Adulthood and Aging. His current EEG projects focus on the neurodynamics of relational cohesion (with Will Kalkhoff, Shane Thye, Ed Lawler, and others), and the processing of identity discrepancies using event-related brain potentials (with Will Kalkhoff, Richard Serpe, Brennan Miller, and Matthew Pfeiffer). He also is currently using EEG analyses to research the dynamics of cognitive regulation, emotional regulation, and emotional arousal and the interactions between in healthy aging.