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Education & Training

Lake Tekapo and Mount Cook

New Zealand

Education

2012
University of Michigan
Bachelor of Arts

Social Anthropology

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Dual sociology and anthropology concentration with a focus in medical anthropology

2015
Columbia University
Master of Public Health

Sociomedical Sciences

 

Certificate in Public Health Research Methods

2021
Duke University
Doctor of Philosophy

Sociology

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Specialization:

Medical Sociology and Demography

2021-2023

Postdoctoral Fellow

Aging Center, Duke University

NIA T32AG000029

I leveraged population-level and electronic health record data to investigate racial differences in hearing loss. I was awarded the Maddox Aspiring Investigator Award by the Aging Center.

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Supervisors:

  • Matthew E. Dupre

  • Sherri L. Smith

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2015-2021

PhD

Medical Sociology

Duke University

My dissertation examined stress proliferation and disability over the life course using longitudinal, nationally representative data.

 

The chapters have been published here and here.

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Supervisors:

  • Scott M. Lynch

  • Jen'nan G. Read

2013-2015

MPH

Columbia University

I received an MPH in Sociomedical Sciences with a certificate in Public Health Research Methods from the Mailman School of Public Health.

 

Supervisors

  • Corinne Kirchner

  • Konstantina Stankovic

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2012-2013

Research Fellow

Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Harvard Medical School

Under the supervision of Dr. Konstantina Stankovic, I designed and conducted a survey-based study of how people disclose their hearing loss to others.

2008-2012

BA
University of Michigan

Distinction and High Honors

My honors thesis was awarded the Robert Cooley Angell Honors Thesis Award for the best Sociology honors thesis.

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