Research Experience

Selected Publications

U.S. State Recreational and Medical Cannabis Delivery Laws, 2024. American Journal of Public Health. 115(2):178-190.

Tribal Marijuana Possession Laws: Prohibition to Legalization Among Native American Nations. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 69(5):108046.

Housing Instability Types and Adverse Behavioral Health Among U.S. High School Students. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 1-10.

Housing Instability, Race/Ethnicity, and Sexual Identity as Intersectional Factors in Adolescent Cannabis Use. Addictive Behaviors. 108476.

Solicitude and Solitude: Care, Ethics, and the Vulnerability of Front-Line Social Work in the U.S. Medical Anthropology. 44(1):39-51.

E-cigarette Content on Social Media and Use Frequency Among U.S. Adolescents. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth. 30(1):2552326.

Research Projects

• Research Associate, Penn State University: Public health policy, substance use, and housing in the US (2022- )

• Research Assistant, Medical College of Wisconsin: Family healthcare experiences in US (2019-20)

• PhD Research, Cultural Anthropology: Nonprofit housing services in US (2017-18)

• MA Research, International Development: Economic development in Uganda (2011-12)

• BA Research, Anthropology: Youth vulnerability in South Africa (2007)