I am a health education scientist, social epidemiologist, and health services researcher, working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Michigan in the Department of Family Medicine. At the University of Michigan, I am working with the Center for Disability Health and Wellness and the Michigan Mixed Methods Program.

My research largely focuses on healthcare access, utilization, and delivery among people with disabilities. I apply frameworks from social and legal epidemiology, health services research, and health promotion to understand how ableism impacts health and quality of life outcomes. In my work, I apply quantitative methods (e.g., Latent Class/Profile Analysis, time-varying effects modeling, psychometrics), qualitative methods, and mixed methods to understand health inequities facing priority patient populations. Methodologically, I am interested in the development of conceptual frameworks in research and practice, and the integration of samples in mixed methods studies.

My research has received generous support from:

• The University of Florida’s Graduate School Fellowship (08/2016 - 08/2020)
• The Society for Public Health Education’s Student Fellowship in Patient Engagement (09/2018 - 09/2019)
• The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s R36 Health Services Research Dissertation mechanism (04/2020 - 08/2021)