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I am an environmental epidemiologist and Assistant Professor in the Westbrook College of Health Professions and School of Public and Planetary Health. My research focuses on examining the effects of environmental exposures on pediatric, perinatal, and reproductive health; my primary research interests include investigating the health effects of chemical mixtures, particularly endocrine-disrupting chemicals like per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, or “forever chemicals”), phthalates, and environmental metals. My recent work includes evaluating environmental exposures in relation to pregnancy health, birth outcomes, gynecologic conditions, and female sexual health and wellbeing. This research is currently supported by a National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) K99/R00 award (role: Principal Investigator). 

I am a proud University of New England alumna, earning my Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Sciences and Environmental Science in 2017. I completed my Master’s of Public Health degree at the University of California Berkeley in 2019, where my Master’s thesis research was supported by UC Berkeley’s Global Development Fellowship and Center for Global Public Health Research Fellowship. I returned to the Northeast to pursue my PhD in Environmental Health at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH). My dissertation research, focused on metal mixtures and neurodevelopment, was supported by an NIEHS Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (F31) Fellowship. I completed my post-doctoral training in the Department of Epidemiology at BUSPH, where my research examined chemical mixtures, reproductive health, pregnancy outcomes, and psychosocial health.