My Resume

Education

2018 - 2024

PhD, Population Health Sciences, Health System Innovation Research Emphasis, University of Utah

Dissertation: Geospatial and Temporal Variation in Racial/Ethnic Mental Health Care Disparities

Committee: Fernando A. Wilson (chair), Evan V. Goldstein, Audrey L. Jones, Phillip M. Singer, Megan E. Vanneman
2018 - 2024

Master of Public Policy, University of Utah

Capstone: Assessing the Utility of a Public Transit System for Transporting Medicare Beneficiaries to Mental Health Care Services

Supervisor: Phillip M. Singer
2013 - 2018 B.S., Exercise and Sports Sciences, Minor in Sociology of Health and Medicine, University of Utah

Professional Experience

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

Postdoctoral Research Fellow September 2025 - Present
  • Research on topics including suicide, mental health, and obesity using health economics and health services approaches
Research Scientist, contracted to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs May 2024 - August 2025

  • Design and administer surveys around epilepsy and traumatic brain injury in U.S. veterans.

  • Analyze survey and health records data using quantitative, qualitative, and geospatial techniques.

  • Write, edit, and create data visualizations for academic journal manuscripts.

  • Assist with writing, planning, and graphic design for grant submissions.

  • Provide mentorship to graduate research assistants, especially around literature review and analysis techniques.

Graduate Research Assistant January 2020 - May 2024

  • Researched 1) health, mental health, and economic disparities and 2) health policy outcomes.

  • Analyzed survey, health records, and epidemiological data using quantitative and machine learning methods.

Graduate Assistant August 2019 - December 2019

  • Researched legislative impact of increasing numbers of women involved in state legislatures over time.

  • Assisted with course planning and graded student work for a Masters-level course in Public Policy Theory and Application.

The Daily Utah Chronicle, Salt Lake City, Utah

Investigative Editor September 2017 - April 2020
  • Created position. Recruited, trained, and managed investigative journalists. Edited articles before publication.
News, Breaking News, and Investigative Journalist May 2016 – September 2017
  • Wrote industry award-winning science, breaking, and investigative news articles.

VLCM, Salt Lake City, Utah

Foundation Specialist August 2016 – December 2019
  • Fundraised for Huntsman Cancer Institute by explaining academic research to a lay audience.

Skills and Software

  • Statistical analysis using R and RStudio, STATA, SPSS, NVivo, SQL

  • Geospatial analysis using R and ArcGIS

  • Survey design and administration using Qualtrics

  • Graphic design using Adobe Creative Suite

  • Economic analysis using TreeAge

  • Human Subjects Research Ethics and HIPAA Training