About Me

I am an Associate Professor of Biological Anthropology at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. I am interested in the effects of inequality, infrastructural neglect, and global climate change on human health. Specifically, I research how exposure to parasites and other pathogens becomes embodied and alters immune function, growth, and development.

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Ongoing research includes investigating the prevalence and health effects of intestinal parasitic infections in marginalized and low-resource communities in the United States. I also conduct ongoing research with the Shuar Health and Life History Project, the World Health Organization's SAGE project, and the UCCS Gerontology Research Affiliates.

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Curriculum Vita