Current Appointments & Affiliations
Recent Publications
Assessing Environmental, Nutritional, and Genetic Factors for Otitis Media-Related Hearing Loss in Rural Alaska Native Children.
Journal Article Ear and hearing · December 2025 ObjectivesThe majority of childhood hearing loss is from preventable ear infections, and rural regions, such as Alaska, home to Alaska Native peoples, are disproportionately affected. The underlying mechanisms for otitis media-related hearing loss ... Full text CiteAssociation of vision impairment and hearing impairment with encounters in the criminal justice system among children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal Article EClinicalMedicine · November 2025 BackgroundMore than 250,000 children <18 years were incarcerated globally in 2020, and 1.5 million cycle through custody annually. We reviewed studies reporting associations of vision/hearing impairment with the criminal justice encounters among y ... Full text CiteBuilding Bridges and Fostering Health Equity Through Research: The Global Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Initiative.
Journal Article World journal of surgery · June 2025 Full text CiteRecent Grants
A Mixed Methods Analysis of a Novel mHealth Tympanometer Training Program
FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2023 - 2025Environmental risk factors for ear infections in Alaska Native children
FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by American Academy Otolaryngology Head/Neck Surgery · 2022 - 2024View All Grants
Recent Artistic Works
The Global Need for Surgical Care
Video Recording May 1, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUpmRQdjOEUSurgery is Essential to Universal Health Coverage and Primary Health Care
Video Recording December 1, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKv_iu_GAbs&feature=youtu.beView All Artistic Works