Welcome!
I am Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology and Demography at The Pennsylvania State University. My scholarship interrogates the role of policy environments and social institutions in shaping inequities in health, well-being, and life chances. My research has received funding support from the Russell Sage and Gates Foundations and has been published in peer-reviewed outlets including Social Forces, Demography, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Social Science & Medicine, and International Migration Review, among others.
My current research:
explores the role of the U.S. immigration policy patchwork in shaping immigrant integration
uncovers inequities in the structure and delivery of U.S. health care, particularly across geographic (state- and county-level) contexts
investigates how educational and occupational attainment influence health and economic well-being