I am a reproductive health researcher and quantitative data analyst, with an interdisciplinary educational background (social sciences and public health) and postdoctoral training in population health, and primary care research. I work closely with clinicians, on various reproductive research & policy projects, in Canada, the United States, and Europe. I am a founding member of the Birth Place Lab and currently work on several national and international research projects on respectful maternity care and the development of patient-oriented measurement tools to assess quality of maternal and newborn care. At the Birth Place Lab, minoritized community members, healthcare workers, policymakers, and researchers work together to optimize the quality of care that women and babies receive. I am also affiliated with the Centre for Rural Health Research at UBC.
I have expertise in developing and analyzing social surveys, and conducting midwifery and reproductive health research, including perinatal population studies, midwifery workforce surveys, and studies about perinatal mental health (including fear of childbirth). Please note that I do not have an academic appointment that enables me to supervise graduate students or apply for grant funding as a PI. I am currently employed full time at the Birth Place Lab and occasionally accept consulting work.