My research is informed by my clinical practice in taking care of people with various neurological conditions and disabilities, personal experiences with disability, and builds on the decades of thinking and action developed by disability scholars and activists. 

My work is guided by the sociocultural model of disability. The premise is that health and economic consequences of disability are shaped not only by clinical and biological factors, but also by policies, systems and environment. 

My goal is to develop a body of evidence that moves disability health equity and policy forward by working with an interdisciplinary group of researchers and community partners. 

Growing up and training continents apart has given me a unique perspective on the common role that power hierarchies, institutions and systems play a role in perpetuating poor health and poverty. 

I also co-run a mutual mentorship and community group for healthcare professionals who stutter - "Stuttering in Medicine Network". Please email to be connected.