I’m an applied science leader and clinical psychologist specializing in AI, NLP, and machine learning in healthcare settings. I currently serve as Vice President of AI/NLP Clinical Research Science at Crisis Text Line, where I lead a global, interdisciplinary team using large language models and transformer-based architectures to analyze over 12 million mental health crisis conversations.

My work focuses on the development and governance of ethically responsible AI tools in high-risk, high-sensitivity environments. This includes suicide risk detection, multilingual NLP, and real-time behavioral health insights. I also contribute to AI risk frameworks, IRB processes, and data privacy protocols at the organizational level.

Prior to joining Crisis Text Line, I spent a decade as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at McLean Hospital / Harvard Medical School, where I founded and directed a federally funded lab on trauma, resilience, and social behavior. My academic research used digital phenotyping, mobile sensing, and multimodal neuroimaging (fMRI, MRS, DTI) to study social withdrawal, reward learning, and mental health during critical developmental periods. In the earliest part of my career, I focused on understanding how brain development contributes to the development of decision-making during adolescence and the transition to adulthood. 

My work has been supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (K23, R01), the CDC, the American Public Health Association, and the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.