Recent Publications
“You feel like you going to die:” The intersection of mass incarceration and climate disasters
Journal Article Ssm Qualitative Research in Health · December 1, 2025 Purpose: Incarceration is increasingly harmful for health due to climate hazards and the lack of policies to protect people who are incarcerated from flooding, hurricanes, and extreme temperatures. Yet, these overlapping crises have received limited attent ... Full text CiteThe use of solitary confinement and in-custody mortality in North Carolina State Prisons, 2021-2023.
Journal Article SSM Popul Health · December 2025 PURPOSE: Solitary confinement is associated with increased mortality post-release. Little is known about its use following recent reforms and COVID-19 challenges, and its association with in-custody deaths. We investigated patterns of and associations betw ... Full text Link to item CiteA legal quagmire: the need for a public health approach to the competency crisis
Journal Article Health and Justice · December 1, 2025 Competency to stand trial is a legal construct in the United States whereby an individual’s capacity to meaningfully and knowingly function in a legal proceeding, typically for those with mental or developmental disabilities or dementia, is questioned. The ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
NOTRE: optimizing long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis and medications for opioid use disorder interventions in carceral settings
ResearchResearch Assistant · Awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse · 2024 - 2027Transitions Clinic Network: Post Incarceration Addiction Treatment, Healthcare, and Social Support (TCN PATHS) study
ResearchClinical Research Coordinator · Awarded by Yale University · 2022 - 2026Evaluating a first-responder model implemented in Durham NC to reduce mental health inequities
ResearchClinical Research Coordinator · Awarded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · 2022 - 2025View All Grants