Stephanie is a radiation safety specialist and has been with the University since 2018.

She is originally from Southern California and moved to Houston in 2018. She received her bachelor's degree in chemistry in 2015 at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). As an undergraduate, she developed a passion for chemistry research and made the decision to obtain a master’s degree at CSULB.

While she was a master’s student, she became involved in solid-state chemistry research, attending both the American Chemical Society meeting and the North American Solid-State Chemistry Conference in 2017. In 2018, Stephanie completed her master’s degree at CSULB and published her thesis titled “Novel Phosphors Based on Ordered Olivine Type Metal Oxide CaYGao4.” She later published an article in the Journal of Luminescence based on the work completed in her thesis project.

In 2018, Stephanie made the move to the University of Houston (UH) and spent several years as a research assistant in the chemistry department before becoming the manager of the undergraduate labs. During her time as a research assistant at UH, she received the National Science Foundation’s Alliances for Graduate Education and Professoriate Grant and was featured in UH Today in March of 2021. In the span of her eight-year research career, Stephanie accumulated an array of materials chemistry knowledge including an expertise in x-ray characterization methods and materials property measurements using lasers. She was excited at the opportunity to move to EHS because it was a chance for her to combine her safety experience as a lab manager with her specialized knowledge from her research career. In her current role, she manages equipment inventory, performs inspections, conducts online training, trains RAM users, and performs various health physics tasks.

When she is not on campus, you can find her baking, cross-stitching, or volunteering at the local animal shelter.