I am a management and entrepreneurship Ph.D. student in the Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma. My research is primarily focused in entrepreneurship and strategic managment where recently I have been researching in areas including entrepreneurial orientation, family business, and franchising. I also teach the undergraduate capstone strategy class.

      Prior to starting at the University of Oklahoma I studied for two years at Texas Tech University in their management PhD Program. When my mentor, Jeremy Short, accepted a position at the University of Oklahoma in the fall of 2011 I was invited to join him.

      Before re-entering academia I was a consultant at IBM Global Business services where I worked in both the strategy and change as well as supply chain management practices. During my tenure at IBM, I engaged with clients in the IT, automotive, pharmaceutical and industrial products industries. I received my BSBA from the University of Arizona in Entrepreneurship, Operations Management and Management Information Systems.

      Outside of academia, I am a music and travel enthusiast. I play the piano and guitar for fun (read: poorly) and enjoy most genres of music (especially live). Before becoming a student, I tried to travel outside of the United States once every year. Perhaps my favorite trip was to Greece where a friend and I drove around for over a week visiting ruins from all over the mainland. I highly recommend visiting, and when you do, make sure to stop by Meteora and Delphi, the sights are amazing.

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