Mission Statement & Bio

I am a public health data professional passionate about leveraging innovative technology to deliver high-level health outcomes to all populations, especially underrepresented ones. The intersection of social change and big data is work that I am particularly focused on driving forward.

At the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), I work as a data scientist as part of the Division of Quality Improvement and Innovation Models within the Center of Clinical Standards and Quality, focusing on key pillars including critical access / rural hospitals, opioid prescription, and American Indian and Alaska Native health initiatives.

Prior to CMS, I spent much of my career in data, from academia to medical device to startup and innovation. I worked at the UAB School of Public Health for several years, with multiple publications focused on research methodology and epidemiology, before moving to Global Resources International, where I managed multiple teams across supply chain and data to support company-wide initiatives before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Afterwards, I was part of the innovation team at Wellstar Health System, working on a variety of partnerships with teams across the health system to test and adopt new technologies.

I was a Stanford d.school Innovation Fellow prior to my professional career, and I use those principles today to help drive innovation at CMS.

Education

University of Alabama at birmingham

  • Graduate: Master’s in Public Health: Health Care Organization and Policy (2019)

  • Undergraduate: B.A., Political Science, Science & Technology Honors (2018)

    • Stanford University d.school University Innovation Fellow

Publications

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