Academic History

• Assistant Professor of Physics, Truman State University (2018-present)

• Science Education Fellow and Lecturer, Stanford University (2016-2018)
  • Physics Department (75%) and Thinking Matters program (25%)
• Ph.D., Stanford University (2011–2016)
  • Physics (Subfields: Particle theory and phenomenology; experimental design for fundamental physics)
  • Dissertation: “New Experimental Tests for Gravity and Dark Matter”
  • Advisor: Peter W. Graham
• AB, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Mathematics and Physics
  • summa cum laude with Honors in Physics and Distinction in Mathematics

Teaching Experience

Truman State Courses: Fall 2018–present

Stanford Courses: Fall 2016–Spring 2018

Research Interests

Theoretical particle physics emphasizing conception and design of new, non-collider experimental tests for physics beyond the Standard Model (especially dark matter, long-distance behavior of gravity, and solutions of the electroweak and strong CP naturalness problems); finding testable predictions of new physics models that are well motivated by experimental or theoretical considerations. My research is at the intersection of theory and experiment, and of particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology.

Recent Publications

Testing long-distance modifications of gravity to 100 AU

B. Buscaino, D. DeBra, P. W. Graham, G. Gratta, and T. D. Wiser, Phys. Rev. D92, 104048 (2015), arXiv:1508.06273 [gr-qc].

Towards a Bullet-proof test for indirect signals of dark matter

P. W. Graham, S. Rajendran, K. Van Tilburg, and T. D. Wiser, Phys. Rev. D91, 103524 (2015), arXiv:1502.03824 [hep-ph].

Department and University Service

• Truman Symposium Committee (Fall 2019-present)
• PHYS Representative, Undergraduate Council (Fall 2019-present)
• Coordinator of Physics introductory labs (2018-present)
• Alumni Satisfaction Strategic Plan Metric Team (Spring 2020)
• Planetarium Strategic Planning Committee (Spring/Summer 2019)