Hi, I'm Lindsey!
I’m a NASA Hubble Fellow at the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) at Northwestern University, where I study the origins and evolution of white-dwarf supernovae through panchromatic (optical to mid-infrared) spectroscopy. I lead several JWST programs that investigate both normal Type Ia supernovae and their peculiar white-dwarf counterparts, using infrared signatures to link their observed diversity to underlying physical origins.
I grew up in Grand Junction, Colorado, where the desert meets the mountains—and, ironically, I haven’t lived anywhere with dark skies since leaving to become an astronomer. I earned my B.S. in Physics from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 2017 and my Ph.D. in Physics and Astronomy from Rutgers University in 2024, advised by Prof. Saurabh W. Jha and supported by a NASA FINESST fellowship. Before graduate school, I spent two years teaching high school physics at Phillips Academy Andover and The Westminster Schools in Atlanta—experiences that deepened my appreciation for experiential learning and the fulfillment that comes from mentoring others.
Outside of research, I enjoy traveling, spending time with family, reading fantasy novels, and serving in my church community.
