Curriculum Vitae

Assistant Professor specializing in healthcare operations research and cancer screening optimization

Current Positions

Current Position

Institute for Data Science in Oncology (IDSO) Affiliate, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2024 - Present

Current Position

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research, Rice University, Houston, TX, 2014 - Present

Current Position

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - Present

Education & Training

Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering

2015

University of Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, New York, US

M.S. in Industrial Engineering

2012

University of Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, New York, US

BS in Mathematics

2009

University of Patras, Patras, GR

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

2015-2020

Stanford University, Stanford, California

Experience & Service

Other Professional Positions

Institute for Data Science in Oncology (IDSO) Affiliate, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2024 - Present

Other Professional Positions

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Rice University, TX, 2024 - Present

Other Professional Positions

Graduate Assistant, Industrial Engineering, Goodwill Industries of Western New York, Buffalo, NY, 2011 - 2012

Intramural Institutional Committee Activities

Member, MedTech Innovation Council, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present

Intramural Institutional Committee Activities

Member, CCSG Gyn Cancers Program Retreat, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - 2024

Intramural Institutional Committee Activities

Member, Department of Health Services Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - Present

Intramural Institutional Committee Activities

Member, DCPPS Employee Recognition Awards Review Board, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022

Intramural Institutional Committee Activities

Member, Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - Present

Intramural Institutional Committee Activities

Member, Lung Cancer Early Detection Working Group, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - Present

Intramural Institutional Committee Activities

Member, Internal Advisory Board for the Shared Decision Making Core, MDACC Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - Present

Intramural Institutional Committee Activities

Member, Lung Cancer Screening Task Force, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - Present

Extramural Institutional Committee Activities

Committee Member, PhD thesis committee, RICE University, 2024 - Present

Extramural Institutional Committee Activities

Member, Forecasting and Decision Sciences for the Health of Individuals and Societies, Argonne National Laboratory, 2024 - 2024

Extramural Institutional Committee Activities

Member, Integrative Biomedical Imagine Informatics at Stanford (IBIIS) Annual Retreat Organizing Committee, Stanford University, 2018

Honors & Awards
2025

Finalist in the Lee B. Lusted Student Prize Competition at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making, Society for Medical Decision Making

2018

Best Poster Award, Integrative Biomedical Imagine Informatics at Stanford (IBIIS) Annual Retreat, Stanford University

2015

Institute of industrial Engineers Doctor Colloquium, Institute of industrial Engineers

2015

Winner of the Society for Health Systems Best Graduate Student Paper Competition, Institute of industrial Engineers

2012

University Transportation Research Center (UTRC) Travel Award, University Transportation Research Center (UTRC)

Recent Active Grants13 Active

Family-based Helicobacter pylori screening and eradication for prevention of gastric cancer

PIActive
Baylor College of Medicine
2025-2029
ID: FP00022882

Janice Davis Gordon Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship in Colorectal Cancer Prevention

MentorActive
Cancer Prevention Research Training Program (CPRTP)
2025-Present
ID: Cancer Prevention Research Training Program (CPRTP)

Optimizing ovarian cancer early detection using mathematical modeling

MentorActive
FOUNDATION FOR WOMENS CANCER
2025-Present
ID: FP00024760

Development of a shared decision tool to facilitate uptake of the levonorgestrel intrauterine device for primary prevention of endometrial cancer

Co-IActive
Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
2025-Present
ID: RP250293

Lung Cancer Early Detection Initiative: Stratified Screening Strategy for Ireland (LEAD-Ireland)

CollaboratorActive
Health Research Board (HRB) Applied Partnership Awards
2025-Present
ID: APA-2024-001
Presentations & Talks99 Total
13
Local Presentations
1
Regional Presentations
23
National Presentations
53
International Presentations
9
Formal Peers
Local Presentations13
Regional Presentations1
National Presentations23
International Presentations53
Formal Peers9