About me:
I am a sociologist who studies healthcare, inequality, and development. I received my Ph.D. in Sociology at UCLA, and am currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Barnard College, Columbia University.
My research examines health inequalities in the US and global setting. My book, "Unequal Worlds of Care: The Politics of Global Health in Malawi" (forthcoming, UC Press), follows policymakers, providers, and patients as they respond to global health programs that target certain issues and approaches to healthcare but not others. I show how people in Malawi sometimes push back against policies from international organizations, search for opportunities, and struggle to make healthcare work in their lives. Another aspect of my research examines racial health inequalities in the US, with a focus on how race is understood and operationalized in the delivery of racially targeted health services. Based on postdoctoral work at the UCSD Institute for Practical Ethics, I also studied the social and ethical implications of gene drive technologies. Published work from these projects can be found in: Social Science & Medicine, Ethnicity & Health, PLOS ONE, and Sociology of Health & Illness.