I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at California State University – Los Angeles. My research interests lie in studying the biological, psychological, and social risk factors that contribute to violence, aggression, psychopathy, antisocial behavior, and criminality. In my current work, I use biopsychosocial methods (including but not limited to neurocriminological approaches) to further our understanding of the etiology of a broad range of antisocial behaviors and improve the development of interventions and treatments for such behaviors.

I hold a Ph.D. in Criminology from the University of Pennsylvania, with a certificate in Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience. After graduating with honors from the University of California – Irvine with a B.A. in Psychology and Social Behavior, I spent approximately two years conducting clinical research at the UCI Medical Center in the Neuropsychiatry Department.

Dissertation committee members:
Dr. Adrian Raine (Departments of Criminology, Psychiatry, and Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania)
Dr. Martha Farah (Department of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania)
Dr. Roy Hamilton (Department of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania)