Education

Columbia University - Mailman School of Public Health
Master of Public Health Candidate - May 2019
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Certificate: Applied Biostatistics

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Bachelor of Science - December 2016
Major: Environmental Science
Major: Agricultural & Applied Economics
Certificate: Environmental Studies

Research

Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health

I currently work with Dr. Frederica Perera as a research assistant studying the effects of air pollution on children’s health. More specifically, I am working on quantifying the economic benefits that accrue under different air pollution reduction policies. This involves utilizing the framework of BenMAP-CE to develop cost valuation functions for various children’s health outcomes.

University of Wisconsin - Madison Department of Plant Pathology

Prior to my graduate studies, I did research in the plant science world. I worked on developing virus eradication methods for hops plants, as a way to improve the viability of local hop production in a state with a long legacy of brewing. During this time, I worked in both greenhouse and laboratory settings, maintaining a collection of plants to purchase, as well as a tissue culture collection.