Postdoctoral fellow working with the Center for Reproductive Health Research in the Southeast (RISE) and the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Rollins School of Public Health.

-- Dissertation: "Variation in Restrictive Abortion Policies in America: Implications for Maternal and Infant Health and Health Disparities"-- Committee members: Drs. Kelli Hall (Chair), Sarah Blake, Jason Hockenberry, Kelli Komro, and Whitney Rice

-- Teaching Assistant to Dr. Hannah Cooper (Fall 2017): Macrosocial Determinants of Health-- Teaching Associate to Dr. Casey Hall (Spring 2018): Quantitative Methods-- Assisted with development of IRB proposal, qualitative interview guide, and quantitative obstetric provider survey as a member of a research team with the Center for Reproductive Health Research in the Southeast-- Conducted an independent quasi-experimental analysis examining the effects of state Medicaid agencies transitioning their family planning expansion programs from a Section 1115 waiver to a state plan amendment, using data from 9 states participating in the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System-- Built a participant tracking system and led data management activities for Dr. Kelli Hall's NIH-funded research project examining the effects of stress on unintended pregnancy among young women living in Atlanta

-- Led analyses for RISE's "Evaluating the Impact of Gestational Age Policies on Reproductive Healthcare Systems in the Southeast" project, resulting in conference posters, oral presentations, peer-reviewed publications, and stakeholder dissemination materials-- Conducted data collection and quantitative data analysis for Dr. Whitney Rice, DrPH on multiple longitudinal quasi-experimental studies examining the effects of SRH policies on SRH outcomes-- Participated in Education Core activities including helping the Emory Reproductive Health Association facilitate student journal clubs and mentoring MPH students

-- Provided policy analysis, research and evaluation support, and technical assistance on the Medicaid Policy and Business Team and the Center of Excellence for Children's Behavioral Health-- Collected, analyzed, and managed quantitative and qualitative data-- Analyzed datasets using SAS, Microsoft Access and Stata to prepare data for reports, presentations and publications-- Authored evaluation reports, briefs, white papers and peer-reviewed publications-- Provided technical assistance to stakeholders for data collection, reporting, and evaluation-- Developed program evaluation elements for grant proposals, including logic models, conceptual frameworks, and research designs-- Facilitated meetings among private and public stakeholders-- Supervised and mentored undergraduate students-- Programmed and maintained survey software to manage complex data entry-- Presented data and other materials at various meetings and conferences to various stakeholders-- Conducted key informant interviews with various stakeholders for multiple GHPC projects