Research

My general research interests include combining spatial analysis and advanced statistical modeling methods to address social and physical environmental impacts on health outcomes to address burden of disease and disparities further advancing the field of prevention research. 

My long-term research vision focuses on the impact of policies and other environmental factors that stem from structural inequities and the impact of generational trauma on cancer outcomes in the Black population, exploring the gap in incidence and mortality as well as typology of cancers that disproportionately impact the black men and women, starting with triple-negative breast cancer.

As a post-doctoral fellow, I worked independently as a spatial science and advanced statistical methodology subject matter expert, producing work on a variety of cancer outcomes with a focus on environmental burden, disparities and medical geography. I also served as a population health data and visualization subject matter expert.

My Doctoral dissertation focused primarily on residential segregation, social capital, and income inequality and their impact on triple-negative breast cancer diagnoses. 

My Masters thesis focused primarily on spatial clustering of sexually transmitted infections in the Southeast, and their associated community characteristics such as residential segregation and income inequality.