I am a doctoral candidate in the Sociology department at the University of South Carolina, and have been selected to be a South Carolina SmartState Center of Health Quality Junior Scholar for the 2024-2025 cohort.

My research centers on understanding how social networks operate as social determinants of health, and using that information to inform intervention strategies designed for marginalized populations. I emphasize the importance, and intricacies of, selective disclosure (e.g., decisions on who to share things with versus conceal from), and how these behaviors affect an individual's ability to access health-related content (e.g., information, resources, and opportunities), which has implications for their psychological well-being.