About
I'm an epidemiologist working at the intersection of infectious disease, immunology, and statistical modeling.
For a decade I studied pathogen spillover (how viruses jump from wildlife to humans), combining fieldwork, experimental immunology, and computational modeling. I completed my PhD in Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Cornell University, advised by Raina Plowright, and hold an MPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from Columbia University.
Since 2025, I've been based in Calgary working on antimicrobial resistance surveillance in the healthcare system. Right now, I'm building Bayesian models that link wastewater data to clinical case data to track resistant organisms and respiratory pathogens across hospitals and municipalities. The goal is to give public health agencies and healthcare workers earlier, better information about how these pathogens are spreading.
Scientific Philosophy
I try to work across disciplines through an iterative process: collecting real-world evidence, building mechanistic models to explain observations, then testing those mechanisms experimentally. I think this produces the best work and it keep things more interesting for me!
Technical Skills
Research Interests
Education
PhD in Immunology and Infectious Diseases — Cornell University
MPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics — Columbia University