About

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. Student, Anthropology, Case Western Reserve University
• B.A., Medical Anthropology & Ethnic Studies, Cornell College, 2019

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Medical Pluralism
• Climate Change
• Medicinal Plant Usage
• Adaptation
• Geographic Area: Nepal

HONORS AND AWARDS

• 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

SPECIAL SKILLS

• 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”

CURRICULUM VITAE