Dissertation Title: "State-Level Sociopolitical Contexts and Population Health"
Paper 1: Gerrymandering and Infant Mortality
Paper 2: Anti-Trans Laws and Mental Health
Paper 3: Abortion Protections and Mental Health: Evidence from Ohio
(Committee: Hedwig Lee [co-chair], Tyson Brown [co-chair], Christopher Wildeman, Scott Lynch)
Research Interests: Population health, policy contexts, LGBTQ+ health, reproductive justice, mental health, social control
Teaching Interests: Introductory Sociology, Sociology of Aging, Sociology of Health & Medicine, Sociology of Populations, Statistics & Methods for Social Science