Experience

University of Arizona

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Scientist (formerly Research Specialist, Senior)

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  Planned and implemented program evaluations for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) in Arizona on the topics of Active Living and Adult Direct Education. Served as an evaluation liaison to SNAP-Ed Local Implementing Agencies across the state of Arizona.

• Research Specialist

  • Oct 2015 - Feb 2018



University of Dundee

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Fellow, Charting the Digital Lifespan

  • Oct 2013 - Oct 2015

  Led the ethnographic arm of a multidisciplinary project focused on the digital lifespan in the U.K. Key accomplishments: o Communicated effectively across disciplines (human-computer interaction, anthropology, interaction design, computer vision, media studies) to meet goals for project deliverables. o Developed research questions, data collection procedures, and analysis strategies for qualitative research. o Recruited individuals aged 17 – 70 for community-based research. o Facilitated strategic planning sessions with diverse stakeholders, including representatives of government, industry, and academia. o Co-developed visual and textual materials to convey research findings to industry and government stakeholders. o Created and maintained a Twitter account and Tumblr blog to communicate with the general public about research. o Engaged in project management activities including creating timelines, tracking project tasks and budgets, and coordinating an external outreach event. Show less



Roger Williams University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Jan 2012 - Aug 2013

  Taught 3 courses per semester ranging from a freshman-level course on sleep to an upper level course on anthropology of childhood, and a fully online Global Health course. Advised students informally and wrote letters of recommendation for students who went on to take internships in Global Health. Taught 3 courses per semester ranging from a freshman-level course on sleep to an upper level course on anthropology of childhood, and a fully online Global Health course. Advised students informally and wrote letters of recommendation for students who went on to take internships in Global Health.



Rhode Island College

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Aug 2012 - May 2013

  Introduced non-anthropology majors to anthropology through an Anthropology of Childhood course that highlighted the relevance of the practices of other cultures to their lives as parents (or future parents). Introduced non-anthropology majors to anthropology through an Anthropology of Childhood course that highlighted the relevance of the practices of other cultures to their lives as parents (or future parents).



Brown University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Fellow

  • 2010 - 2012

  Conducted research using archival data to link adolescent sleep to health in a novel way. Conducted survey-based research on sleep and digital media use in University students. Presented findings from sleep and digital media use project to 100+ sleep professionals at the annual SLEEP conference. Served as a research mentor to undergraduate students taking part in a summer sleep science program. Conducted research using archival data to link adolescent sleep to health in a novel way. Conducted survey-based research on sleep and digital media use in University students. Presented findings from sleep and digital media use project to 100+ sleep professionals at the annual SLEEP conference. Served as a research mentor to undergraduate students taking part in a summer sleep science program.