https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7771-930X
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Research Professor in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
·
2025 - Present
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology,
Basic Science Departments
Recent Scholarly Works
Identification and validation of postpartum depression subtypes: a population-based cohort study.
Journal article EClinicalMedicine · November 2025 BACKGROUND: Postpartum depression (PPD) affects 18% of postpartum women globally. PPD is a heterogeneous condition with diverse presentations, which may differ in underlying etiology, potential outcomes, and optimal treatment. This study aimed to identify ... Full text Link to item CiteDietary plant diversity predicts early life microbiome maturation.
Journal article medRxiv · May 14, 2025 Despite established links between the infant gut microbiome and health, how complementary feeding shapes colonization remains unclear. Using FoodSeq, a DNA-based dietary assessment technique, we surveyed food intake across 729 children (0-3 y) from North a ... Full text Link to item CiteDo Genetic Variants Modify the Effect of Smoking on Risk of Preeclampsia in Pregnancy?
Journal article Am J Perinatol · January 2024 OBJECTIVE: Maternal smoking is associated with as much as a 50% reduced risk of preeclampsia, despite increasing risk of other poor pregnancy outcomes that often co-occur with preeclampsia, such as preterm birth and fetal growth restriction. Researchers ha ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Dietary plant diversity and the human gut microbiome
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2017 - 2027Transforming Urine Output Tracking in Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2024 - 2026View All Grants
Education
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2017
Ph.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2011
M.P.H.