Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis (2016)
Graduate: Columbia University (2019)
About me: I grew up in a small town cradled in the Teton mountain range. My childhood was spent exploring alpine trails and my relationship with the outdoors inspired an appreciation for the intricacies of ecosystems and a fervent desire to understand them. With time, my interests evolved from forest insects and rock identification to epidemiology and pathophysiology. At WashU, I majored in Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology and Spanish. During my postbac, I worked with a multidisciplinary team to design and execute a community health intervention to redirect behaviors that lead to unintended teenage pregnancy. This project sparked my interest in addressing disparities in women's healthcare and showed me the critical importance of clinical capacity building and stakeholder-informed research methods. I look forward to working with the WMP to approach global women's health challenges with anthropologic curiosity in order to provide sustainable, setting-appropriate, and culturally informed care.