​My graduate research in the field of mathematical biology involves modeling cardiovascular dynamics. See the website dedicated to the Cardiovascular Dynamics Group at NCSU here. In particular, my dissertation has focused on assesing the state of the cardiovascular system for individuals suffering from orthostatic intolerance (OI). The ultimate goals of my research are to apply techniques of mathematical modeling, parameter identification, numerical optimization, and control theory to understand how disorders alter the biological function of the cardiovascular system, and to use these methods to aid clinical professionals to assess the state of the cardiovascular system. My current research focuses on applying a mathematical model, coupled with an optimal control problem formulation to regulate certain efferents. I wish to analyze data-sets within and between different groups of subjects. The goal is to predict differences in regulated quantities so that we may assess the state of a subject's cardiovascular system.



​I would love to continue to use mathematical models and parameter identication techniques to understand the cardiovascular system and aid clinical professionals in determining answers to their medical questions. I am also interested in studying related aspects of the human body involving not only the cardiovascular system, but the renal, reproductive, respiratory, and immune systems. My ultimate desire is to use mathematics in research to study biological systems so that I may contribute to enhancing the life of people all over the world, whether it involves rather simple disorders or deadly diseases.