I am a postdoctoral researcher/public health program associate at Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health. My research focuses on mental health promotion and substance misuse prevention. Working with Professors Kelli Komro and Doug Livingston, I have been involved in projects on multi-level interventions, community-based participatory research, and social/structural determinants of adolescent mental health and drug use.

I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a certificate in Global Health & Health Policy from Princeton University, and my MPH and PhD in Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences from Emory University.  I previously worked at Duke University Medical Center on longitudinal cohort studies examining maternal health behaviors and child developmental outcomes, including cognition and mental health. I also contributed to projects at the CDC evaluating programs aimed at promoting resilience and healthy development in youth from families experiencing poverty.