I am a storyteller and an explorer, and I care deeply about innovation and equity in healthcare
Research & Design for Equity
Currently, I am a New York City-based researcher trained in Public Health and Health Promotion Research and Practice. My interest and professional background lie at the intersection of research grounded in robust qualitative and quantitive methods, healthcare equity, and digital innovation. I particularly enjoy the multi-faceted nature of applied research, and as such, I work across both academic and product design research, as well as provide contract-based research consulting services. Explore my work at a glance below, where I seek out solutions to complex yet important questions.
Work at a Glance
How might we connect remote, low-income communities to clinics for integrated HIV and hypertension care?
My role
Research plan development, using IDEO’s Human-Centered Design approach
Conducting focus groups
Analyzing focus group data, using community asset mapping
Reporting insights and opportunities to stakeholders
Featured in the press:
Exergaming” - Exercise while gaming: How might we leverage artificial intelligence to encourage the youth to be physically active?
My role
Reporting insights to stakeholders
Featured in the press:
Effects of Exergaming on College Students’ Situational Interest, Self-Efficacy, and Motion Sickness
Telehealth for kids: How might we enhance user engagement for an online play-therapy platform for children?
My role
Provide consultancy services, particularly on the development of a user-experience research plan, using IDEO’s Human-Centered Design approach
How might we optimize interdisciplinary collaboration among healthcare professionals?
My role
Qualitative data analysis, using ethnographic methods
Reporting insights to stakeholders
How might we understand the health and social needs of immigrants in Queens, New York?
My role
Research plan development, using IDEO’s Human-Centered Design approach
Strategize focus groups
Strategize in-depth interviews
Qualitative data analysis
Facilitating design workshops to build research capacity
Report the key health and social needs to stakeholders for program development
How might we optimize the use of environmentally clean cookstove and fuels among low-income communities?
My role
Plan and develop focus group and in-depth interview survey instruments, using principles of Implementation Science.
Analyzing focus group and in-depth interview data
Reporting insights and opportunities to stakeholders