Mission Statement & Bio

I am a public health policy and economics professional passionate about leveraging data and innovative solutions 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.

As a doctoral student and Presidential Fellow at the Georgia Tech School of Economics, I bring my background in public health policy and data science to ask rigorous questions at the intersection of outcomes, access, labor, and development. My mission is to help build a future where healthcare is a right, where affordability and access are no longer barriers, and where innovation and evidence drive improvements at every level of our healthcare ecosystem.

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 rural / critical access 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

Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Doctorate: PhD, Economics (Expected Completion: 2030)

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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