I’m an infectious disease ecologist and Research Assistant Professor in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University, with joint appointments in the Network Science Institute , Roux Institute , and Institute for Experiential AI .
My research broadly focuses on the ecological, evolutionary, and behavioral drivers of infectious disease dynamics, with aims to improve disease surveillance and better understand and predict future outbreaks. Specifically, I combine statistical, mathematical, and computational approaches to investigate respiratory virus transmission patterns and epidemiology, with a focus on influenza, SARS-CoV-2, and RSV. I also produce operational forecasts and scenario projections of respiratory virus outbreaks.
Previously, I worked as a research scientist with the Seattle Flu Study , a large-scale respiratory illness surveillance study led by researchers from the University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle Children’s, and National Institutes of Health. I completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Fogarty International Center, NIH with Dr. Cécile Viboud , and earned my PhD in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior from the University of Texas at Austin with Dr. Lauren Ancel Meyers .