Experience

University of Utah

• Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

• Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2023 - Present



University of Pennsylvania

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Sep 2021 - Aug 2023



Brown University

• Providence, Rhode Island, United States

• PHD Student

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2021



World Health Organization

• Geneva, Switzerland

• Intern

  • Jul 2018 - Aug 2019

  Global TB unit intern. This 3 month internship includes a policy scan for any updates since 2018 on TB policies for high and low burden countries. In addition, an internal database will be updated with any new data on high risk populations, treatment and management of TB. New indicators will be added to this internal database for a new populations of interest, pregnant and post-partum women. This will serve as the first policy scan for the TB unit in this area and inform subsequent unit work. Global TB unit intern. This 3 month internship includes a policy scan for any updates since 2018 on TB policies for high and low burden countries. In addition, an internal database will be updated with any new data on high risk populations, treatment and management of TB. New indicators will be added to this internal database for a new populations of interest, pregnant and post-partum women. This will serve as the first policy scan for the TB unit in this area and inform subsequent unit work.



Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

• Washington D.C. Metro Area

• International Research Associate

  • Jul 2016 - Aug 2018



Truth Initiative

• Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Research Assistant

  • May 2014 - Aug 2018

  Research assistant for the Moment Study. Moment is an ongoing mixed methods observational study on the environmental and psychological factors that influence ENDS initiation among men and women. Responsibilities include data management of qualitative data, coding and analysis. Research assistant for the Moment Study. Moment is an ongoing mixed methods observational study on the environmental and psychological factors that influence ENDS initiation among men and women. Responsibilities include data management of qualitative data, coding and analysis.



Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Institute for Global Tobacco Control

• Baltimore, Maryland

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2016



Insight Policy Research

• Arlington, VA

• Research Assistant

  • Jul 2013 - Jun 2015



The Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy

• Research Assistant

  • Oct 2012 - Dec 2012



AIDS Project Los Angeles

• Events Intern

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Helped organize events that raised upwards of one hundred and thirty thousand dollars to fight HIV-AIDS; coordinated awareness campaigns for minority groups to reduce the growing prevalence of the disease within the community. Helped organize events that raised upwards of one hundred and thirty thousand dollars to fight HIV-AIDS; coordinated awareness campaigns for minority groups to reduce the growing prevalence of the disease within the community.



DiabetesLocal.org

• Research Assistant

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Helped collect health data and locations for the websites search engine; data entry and research of local facilities and diabetes programs in VA and neighboring states. Helped collect health data and locations for the websites search engine; data entry and research of local facilities and diabetes programs in VA and neighboring states.



Democratic Caucus

• Intern for the Democratic Caucus

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Recorded bills passed and vetoes the previous legislative session, (2010); researched reasons for legislative action; created a database for research results. Recorded bills passed and vetoes the previous legislative session, (2010); researched reasons for legislative action; created a database for research results.