Ph.D. Student, Anthropology, Case Western Reserve University
M.A., Medical Anthropology, Case Western Reserve University, 2021
B.A., Medical Anthropology & Ethnic Studies, Cornell College, 2019
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Medical Pluralism
Doctor-Patient Relationships
Community Health Workers
Refugee Health
Bhutanese Nepali Refugees in Cleveland, OH
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant, Building Capacity for Obesity project, Swetland Center for Environmental Health
HONORS AND AWARDS
NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
2019: Excellence in Anthropology Award
2019: Russell W. Landis Award
2018: Ringgenberg Fellow in Anthropology
2018: Paul Maaske Scholar-Athlete Award
2018: Class of 1907 Academic Award, for academic excellence in a diverse selection of courses
SPECIALSKILLS
Beginner Spanish language
Intermediate in Adobe Photoshop and Photography
Intermediate in MaxQDA, Dedoose, Microsoft Office
PRESENTATIONS
American Anthropological Association, San Jose, CA, Poster Presentation (November 2018), “Health and Well-being: Urban Gardening in Chicago,” The Chicago Field Museum of Natural History
Iowa Human Rights Research Conference, Pella, IA, Paper Presentation (April 2018), “The Fate of Unethical Data: The Tuskegee Study and Nazi Medical Experiments”
Iowa Governor’s Conference on Public Health, Des Moines, IA, Poster Presentation (April 2018), “The Development, Application, and Impacts of Person-Directed Care,” Rehabilitation Center of Lisbon.
Continuum of Care Conference for the Homeless, Cedar Rapids, IA, Oral Presentation (August 2017), “Cornell Summer Research Institute: LGBTQ+ Youth Homelessness in Cedar Rapids”
