Biography
Year Started: 2019
Hometown: Holland, MI
What are your areas of interest within population health sciences? I have too many and broad interests in different topics to pick just one, so in my research I focus on methodology, data science, and data pipeline management.
Why did you choose UW–Madison for your degree? When you live and are settled in the Madison area, why would you go anywhere else for population health and epidemiology? I grew up in Michigan, but came to Madison for a job in Health IT. I’ve made friends here and UW–Madison is where Population Health started.
What do you hope/plan to do with your degree? Partner with research physicians as a scientist, supporting them with data analysis, data pipelines, and epidemiological study design.
Is there anything else you’d like to add? I work as a data analyst for operations and research support in the Berbee Walsh Department of Emergency Medicine here at UW Health. Pre-pandemic, I moonlighted as the bassist in a local pop punk band.
