I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. My work spans several topics in epidemiology and the social sciences, but it is united by an interest in careful design and causal inference. Currently, this includes:
- Running randomized controlled trials in Uganda and Peru testing social theories about how to reduce male violence.
- Theorizing about the effects of nonpharmaceutical interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Developing methods for factual and counterfactual risk prediction.
- Descriptive epidemiology of non-communicable diseases with NCD-RisC.
In this, I am aided by a fantastic, multi-disciplinary set of collaborators and mentors who keep me sane and are an endless source of good ideas. When not writing or coding, I enjoy baking and spending time with my wife, Jama and our cantankerous feline, Ursula 😼.
Education
- PhD Candidate, Epidemiology, Harvard University, 2022 (expected).
- MS Biostatistics, Harvard University, 2022 (expected).
- MPH Epidemiology, Columbia University, 2015.
- BS Mechanical Engineering, Wright State University, 2010.
Experience
- Team Lead. Innovations for Poverty Action, 2015 - 2018.
- Research Associate. Columbia University, 2013 - 2015.
- Science Teacher. Peace Corps (Mozambique), 2010 - 2012.