I am a human biologist interested how lifestyle variation and environmental conditions shape child health. My current research examines how food security, immune activation, and physical activity relate to childhood bone growth in low-resource U.S. communities.

I use field-based methods including quantitative ultrasonometry, accelerometry, interviews, and fingerstick blood collection along with enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) to measure biomarkers of immune function and health.

I am a graduate student researcher with the Rural Embodiment and Community Health (REACH) project which investigates how living conditions and environmental factors influence health in low-resource U.S. regions.