Research

I am currently working on a quantitative analysis on neighborhood effects on access to prenatal care using the University of North Carolina Population Center's restricted ADD Health data. In this, I aim to unpack how characteristics of individual's residential neighborhood shape various indicators of maternal and infant health and health care access. 

Additionally, I am working with a team of scholars to explore sexual orientation and intergenerational financial transfers. 

Currently, I am a member of the 2024 summer research team for faculty member Dr. Elizabeth Roberto, working on various projects focused on spatial analysis, racial residential segregation, and the built environment. 

I recently completed my master's thesis research project that identifies patterns in the COVID-19 vaccination uptake across racial and ethnic minority groups and across time through a quantitative secondary analysis of county-level data.   To explore my research questions and understand racial/ethnic composition and county-level COVID-19 vaccination rates over time, I estimated linear growth models of the racial/ethnic composition of each county and the percent of each county that is fully vaccinated at critical points in time in the pandemic from December 2020 to April 2022 with time being allowed to randomly vary to model vaccination trends for longitudinal analysis. I demonstrate statistical analysis using Stata and necessary skills required working with large datasets and extensive literature analysis. Publication for this work is in progress. This work is in the process of being translated into a journal article. 

AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE 

August 2023

Presented both my master's thesis research on the racial/ethnic distribution of COVID-19 vaccine uptake across the United States and the moderating role of political affiliation and research co-authored with Dr. Kathryn Freeman Anderson (University of Houston) on segregation and racial/ethnic residential segregation, neighborhood health care provision, and choice of pediatric health care provider across the United States at the 2023 American Sociological Association conference in Philadelphia, PA.

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM IN SOCIOLOGY

March 2023

Virtual Conference

Presented research on relationship between county-level COVID-19 vaccination rates, race/ethnicity, and the moderating effect of political affiliation  

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, AND CREATIVE   

ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE 

April 2020

Virtual Conference | University of California, Davis 

Presented research on transgender inclusionary resources on higher education campuses in a virtual poster board style to University of California, Davis peers and faculty and engaged in a question-and-answer forum.

PACIFIC SOCIOLOGY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE  

March 2021

Virtual Conference

Presented research on transgender inclusionary resources on higher education campuses in a virtual poster board style to sociology professors in academia and fellow undergraduates in the Pacific region and engaged in a question-and-answer forum.