I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Health Services Research and Policy at the University of Rochester Medical Center. My research focuses on the intersection of health economics, health policy, and gerontology, with an emphasis on evaluating policies and interventions that affect vulnerable older adult populations.

I am currently a graduate research assistant in the Department of Public Health Sciences and Surgical Health Outcomes Research Enterprise (SHORE) at URMC, working on NIH/NIA-funded projects examining the impact of state essential caregiver programs on dementia care outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

My work includes research on health disparities, healthcare financing, and access to care in both U.S. and global contexts including China and South Africa, with peer-reviewed publications in The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific, Social Science & Medicine, The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, and Journal of Applied Gerontology.