Education
PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2013
MSPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009
BS, Fayetteville State University, 2005
Overview
As an epidemiologist, I combine training in environmental health, exposure assessment, and spatial analysis to promote climate and environmental justice and alleviate place-based health disparities. My research focuses on understanding the disproportionate burden of a changing climate on vulnerable populations and the impacts of neighborhood-level environmental exposures, including degraded infrastructure, unfair development, and chemical pollutants, on health disparities. I utilize large national datasets to explore the synergistic effects of inequities in the built, natural, and social environment and conduct community based participatory research to address local environmental concerns. I am passionate about researchers, community members, and students merging skills to promote equal access to a healthy environment.
Honors and Awards
American Lung Association Lung Health Dissertation Grant
NIEHS Environmental Epidemiology Predoctoral Training Grant
Sigma Xi International Scientific Research Honor Society
Joan Cornoni-Huntley Scholarship, UNC Chapel Hill Department of Epidemiology
Graduate Tuition Incentive Scholarship, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill