Ideas & Explorations
Current Initiatives
An evolving library of projects, frameworks, and experiments.
Every initiative on this site represents a different way of exploring the same challenge. Some focus on emerging technology. Others examine public health, resilience, philosophy, or community engagement.
Together they form a portfolio of work dedicated to helping people and institutions navigate uncertainty with wisdom, adaptability, and purpose.
education & training
Risk, Resilience & Preparedness
connection & outreach
Professional Affiliations
Boards, Committees, and Communities of Practice
2025 - Present
Energy Facility Contractors Group (EFCOG)
Safety Topic Lead, Industrial Hygiene, Safety, and Chemical Management Community of Practice
Provide expertise on relevant safety topics across the Department of Energy Complex
2024 - Present
Beryllium Health and Safety Committee
Chair, Risk Communication Subcommittee
Lead development of risk efforts related to current and emerging beryllium health and safety
2020 - 2025
National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)
Member, Immune, Infectious and Dermal Disease Prevention Cross-Sector Council
Worked with other individuals and organizations interested in preventing work-related disease
2020
Advanced Material Pandemic & Future Preparedness Task Force
Applied Public Health and EHS Working Group Lead
Led efforts to support the responsible development of advanced materials technologies to address pressing public health issues
2017 - 2018
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Keyless Infrastructure Security Solution (KISS) Board Member
Supported efforts to evaluate a keyless
infrastructure security solution (KISS) to increase the trustworthiness, integrity, and
resiliency of energy delivery systems
2016 - 2018
US-EU NanoEHS Community of Research
Risk Assessment Working Group Member
Contributed to evaluations of risk with engineered nanomaterials with US and EU colleauges
2018 - 2019
Taylor & Francis, Drug and Chemical Toxicology
Section Editor, Life Sciences
Facilitated reviews of research that advances understanding of chemical and drug toxicity across environmental, ecological, and human health domains
2015 - 2021
Breakthrough T1D (formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)
Tennessee Chapter, Board Member
Served as local board member to advance treatments, influence policy, and improve access to care for those living with Type One Diabetes and their loved ones