I am a doctoral candidate in Bowling Green State University’s sociology graduate program. Currently, I'm using my time as a graduate research fellow with the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at BGSU to complete my dissertation, which uses data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to examine romantic relationships between older males and younger female adolescents. Previously, I worked as a graduate research assistant on the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study, a longitudinal survey of teens conducted by Drs. Giordano, Manning, and Longmore. In addition to my dissertation, current research projects include HIV risk management practices in the sexual relationships of emerging adults, trajectories of romantic relationship qualities across adolescence, and infidelity within adolescent dating relationships. I hold a bachelor’s of science in economics from The George Washington University. Prior to enrolling at BGSU, I spent eight years at the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unintended Pregnancy, rising from program assistant to senior research project manager.