Area of Interest

I am a pharmacoepidemiologist with expertise in cancer health services and comparative effectiveness research. My portfolio of work informs a range of clinical decisions faced by cancer patients and their healthcare providers and families, with an emphasis on aging and multimorbidity. The overall objective of this work is to generate robust evidence regarding the uses, benefits, and harms of medical interventions that will lead to improved treatment decisions, clinical outcomes, and quality of life for cancer patients. To address these objectives, my research draws upon large administrative and linked healthcare databases, advanced epidemiologic methods, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Awards and Honors

• 2018: Society for Epidemiologic Research Poster Award, Third Best Poster (Top rating among >1500 posters), Baltimore, MD
• 2018: American Society for Preventive Oncology Annual Meeting Poster Contest, Honorable Mention (Top four rating among >150 posters), New York, NY
• 2018: IBM Junior Faculty Development Award, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
• 2012: Delta Omega Honor Society Member, Theta Chapter, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• 2011: Society for Epidemiologic Research, Student Travel Scholarship Award Recipient, 3rd Annual North American Congress of Epidemiology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• 2011: Society for Epidemiologic Research, Student Dissertation Workshop Participant, 3rd Annual North American Congress of Epidemiology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• 2010: International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology Scholarship Recipient, 26th Annual Meeting, Brighton, United Kingdom
• 2008: Methodologies in Healthcare Outcomes in Gastroenterology Trainee Scholarship Recipient, Gastroenterology Research Group (GRP) and the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), Chicago, IL
• 2003: Audrey L. Hale Prize recipient, Tufts University, Medford, MA
• 2003: Graduated summa cum laude, Tufts University, Medford, MA

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