Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Research Professor of Global Health
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2021 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Assistant Research Professor in Population Health Sciences
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2023 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Assistant Research Professor in the Division of Environmental Natural Sciences
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2024 - Present
Environmental Natural Science,
Nicholas School of the Environment
Recent Publications
A scoping review on the impact of ambient temperature on human infertility.
Journal Article Environmental research · March 2026 Ambient temperature is a well-known environmental factor affecting gamete production in mammals. Despite a growing interest in biological mechanisms and epidemiologic studies for ambient temperature and human reproductive outcomes, systematic evidence synt ... Full text CiteBeyond Black and White: Relationships between Segregation, Environmental Burden, and Birth Outcomes among Black and Latino populations.
Journal Article American journal of epidemiology · March 2026 Segregation measures over time likely mask the movement of Latinos into predominantly non-Hispanic Black (NHB) areas. Due to systematic disinvestment, the co-location of NHB and Latinos may correlate with environmental and social stressors. We construct a ... Full text CitePrenatal greenness, air pollution, and birthweight: Assessing sensitive windows of exposure and sub-populations in a multi-exposure setting.
Journal Article Environment international · February 2026 IntroductionStudies show that prenatal neighborhood greenness is positively associated with birthweight. However, few go beyond a pregnancy-long greenness average or consider air pollution co-exposures. We used time-varying greenness and air pollu ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Advancing a Holistic Understanding of Variability in Lived Experience with Sickle Cell Pain
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030Innovative data science and geospatial methods to identify environmental drivers of disparities in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and blood pressure over time
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2029Duke University Program in Environmental Health
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · 2019 - 2029View All Grants
Education
Yale University ·
2014
Ph.D.