Education

PhD, University of Montana (2022)

MS, University of California-San Francisco (2016)

BA, University of Montana (2015)

Courses Taught

PUBH 591: ST: Social Epidemiology

Research Interests

• Indigenous Health
• Social Epidemiology
• Substance Abuse
• Chronic Illness

Projects

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: 2024-2026 Health Equity Scholar for Action. In partnership with five urban Indigenous health centers located throughout Montana, conduct a sequential mixed-method study to inform the cultural adaptation of a polysubstance abuse prevention intervention for Indigenous young adults (18-29).

Affiliations

American Public Health Association

• Member
• Section Councilor, 2022-2025, Integrative, Complimentary, and Traditional Health Practices (ICTHP) Section

Montana Public Health Association

• Member

Confluence Public Health Alliance

• Board Member

Honors / Awards

• Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society (2022)
• Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociological Honor Society (2015)
• Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society (2015)