Public health professional with a background in applied environmental health epidemiology and health services research. Big picture thinker passionate about identifying and implementing novel strategies to promote population health and well-being and to solve health disparities. Zip code and skin color should not determine one’s life chances, access to quality health care, or health status.Trained as a health demographer and sociologist with particular emphasis on social determinants of health and social inequality. Specializes in both quantitative and qualitative methods. Research areas include environmental/occupational health, health equity/inequality, maternal and child health, immigrant health, and health policy.10 years' experience working with real world data, health data management, and analysis of health outcomes as well as in policy development. Successfully obtained grant funding for environmental health cooperative agreements and advocated for environmental health initiatives in public health planning.Keywords: public health, epidemiology, health disparities/inequality, health services research, environmental health, immigrant health, data science and analytics, cross-sectional and longitudinal data, qualitative and quantitative methods, strategic planning, policy development, grant writing, research communication