About Me

I am an interdisciplinary social scientist with formal training in anthropology, biology, and spatial science, with more than a decade of experience applying geospatial methods to research questions spanning the social sciences, humanities, and health domains. I received my undergraduate training in anthropology and biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, followed by graduate school in anthropology at Arizona State University, where I developed specialized expertise in Social Network Analysis (SNA) and spatial modeling.

Since 2019, I have served as a Geographic Information System (GIS) Specialist in the Academic Innovation department at Northwestern University Libraries. In this role, I provide institution‑wide geospatial consultation services to students, faculty, and staff across disciplines, including the social sciences, environmental studies, public policy, and health sciences. I advise on spatial data acquisition, study design, analytical workflows, and cartographic and computational visualization. My professional interests include critical cartography, remote sensing applications, and spatial statistics.

Research Projects

Rural-Urban Disparities in Post-Acute Therapy Utilization

In collaboration with Dr. Tiago Jesus, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy at The Ohio State University, I supported mapping efforts focused on visualizing the distribution of post-therapy utilization rates for Home Health Agencies (HHAs), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs), and Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). Specifically, our aim was to map areas of low-use of post-acute rehabilitation therapy utilization rates for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries and analyze the prevalence of low-use in rural versus urban areas. Our analysis indicated that areas of low post-acute rehabilitation therapy utilization varied across the continental United States and were especially prevalent in rural and small rural counties across site types. My role also supported mapping efforts related to Getis Ord GI* analysis. This work involved a spatiotemporal component, where we tracked emergent hot and cold spots across the United States to assess post-acute therapy outcomes.

Averaging Tree Canopy Coverage Spatiotemporally

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Mapping the Mediterranean

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