

Research
I am a historian of public health whose research broadly examines historical, social, and cultural understandings of health and disease in African and African American communities.
My current book project, “I Can’t Breathe: Racism and the Rise of Asthma in Black Urban America,” is an intellectual history of medical and cultural perceptions of race and asthma in nineteenth and twentieth century America.



Education
PhD, 2019, Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University
MA, 2014, Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University
BA, 2012, History of Science, Harvard University (cum laude)


Publications
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Blogs & Opinions
“Now Is the Perfect Time for Black Women To Apply To Doctorate Programs,” Zora, October 27, 2020.


Presentations
“Evolving Notions of Asthma: Race, Class, and the City.” Poster Presentation at the Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Grantees’ Conference, 2014.

Teaching
Contemporary Concerns in Medicine, University of Notre Dame
History of Race and Racism in Science, University of Notre Dame

