• Duke University
  • BA in Biology, BA in Global Health
  • Minor in Computational Biology & Bioinformatics
  • University Scholar, Margolis Scholar and QuestBridge Scholar
  • Graduation with Distinction in Global Health (Thesis: Telemedicine utilization by North Carolina farmworkers: a content analysis)
• The George Washington University
  • Master of Public Health in Health Policy
  • Presidential Scholarship, Delta Omega Honorary Public Health Society
  • Certified in Public Health

I have done research in academic settings as well as provided research for clients.

Topic interests include: health outcomes research, health care pricing, drug pricing, quality of care, access to services, oncology, women's health

Leadership experience includes:

• Managing the newsletter, website, and social media for Duke's Student Collaborative on Health Policy as Director of Communications
• Planning academic and service initiatives as Education & Advocacy Chair of GW's Public Health Student Association
  • Led fundraising initiative for Aaliyah in Action, funding ten care kits for families (about 10% of their average monthly distribution in 2024)
• Advocating for people living with breast cancer and benign breast conditions
  • Connecting with state and federal legislators via letters and in-person meetings as an Advocacy Ambassador with the Susan G. Komen Center for Public Policy
  • Writing for publications about breast health, citing academic research, data, interviews, and anecdotes

Conference presentations: 2023 North Carolina Public Health Association Fall Educational Conference, 2024 Social Mission Alliance Conference

At Duke, I taught the house course “Durham Middle School Outreach” in 2020-2021 and 2021-2022. Undergraduates who teach house courses undergo an extensive application process including submission of resumes and course syllabi. The course covered pedagogy, sociology, and local history and involved a service component with Durham Public Schools. As course instructor I presented slides, designed activities, worked with guest speakers, and led group discussions.

I was a staff writer for The Academic, a publication on student life, and later joined Affinity Magazine, writing about pop culture and current events. In 2019 I was promoted to assistant culture editor and eventually books editor. As books editor, I reviewed middle grade through adult books and facilitated the magazine’s relationship with publishers including SparkPoint, Granity Studios, and HarperCollins. My reviews have been highlighted on Amazon and social media. Additionally, my work, including an article I wrote on reproductive health, has been used in university courses.

I worked at The Chronicle, Duke’s student newspaper, from matriculation to graduation. In that time, I served as managing editor and digital strategy director, received recognition from the North Carolina Open Government Coalition and Associated Collegiate Press, used data to support my reporting, advocated for improved web accessibility, and wrote over 100 articles. As of 2025, I am now on the Board of Directors of the Duke Student Publishing Company which operates The Chronicle. I was also co-president of Duke's chapter of Her Campus.

In summer 2022, I interned on the North Carolina investigations desk for McClatchy News, covering health and policy for The Charlotte Observer and attending IRE22. The following year, I was a data reporting intern with Chalkbeat, where I analyzed data in spreadsheets and used HTML and CSS to develop graphics. I was a 2022-23 ProPublica Emerging Reporter fellow and a 2021 recipient of the organization's Diversity Scholarship. My involvement in these programs allowed me to attend NICAR21 and NICAR23 and receive training from ProPublica journalists.

Since 2022, I have completed freelance assignments for news outlets and brands.

In my spare time, I enjoy writing fiction and poetry. I was previously recognized by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

I have a YouTube channel and associated Instagram where I post about public health and pop culture. This initially started as a hobby and eventually evolved into a platform I wanted to use for education and information-sharing.