My research explores how health disparities emerge and endure by examining the powerful role of belief, culture, and lived experience in shaping health and wellbeing. Working at the intersection of cultural anthropology and applied research, I investigate how meaning-making at both individual and societal levels shapes health outcomes, access to care, and experiences of illness.
For over a decade, I have collaborated with partners at the American Indian Health Research and Education Alliance on community-based projects focused on understanding and addressing health challenges in Native communities. This work has shown how health is never shaped by biology alone, but by the complex interplay of identity, history, environment, and social systems.
As an early career scholar, I continue to expand this work through independent projects and interdisciplinary collaborations. From grant development to community partnership to public scholarship, my research is grounded in ethnographic insight and guided by a commitment to producing knowledge that is both academically rigorous and meaningful for the communities it serves.
My current research falls into three focus areas:
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