I am pursuing my PhD in Health Services Research in the Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy at the Colorado School of Public Health. Since December 2019, I have worked as a cancer prevention and control analyst at the Population Health Shared Resource within the University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center. Prior to that, I served as a data analyst at the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, the state agency that administers Colorado’s Medicaid program.
I am a dedicated researcher with a strong foundation in statistics, holding both bachelor's and master's degrees in the field. My work is driven by a passion for advancing health equity through data-informed research. I am particularly interested in causal inference and quasi-experimental methods applied to large-scale health data.
My research focuses on critical questions in cancer care delivery, especially among vulnerable populations. I use claims data, cancer registries, electronic health records, and population-based health surveys to examine how insurance design and policy interventions influence screening, treatment, and outcomes. I am also exploring ways to leverage AI and machine learning to evaluate healthcare interventions and support evidence-based policy decisions.