Colorado State University

Colorado State University

I earned my Master of Public Health (MPH) degree with a concentration in Epidemiology from the Colorado School of Public Health at Colorado State University. My Capstone project focused on evaluating lifetime exposure to PM2.5 air pollution from wildfire smoke, using participants in the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study as sentinels for human exposure. During my practicum, I worked with the Colorado Food Safety Center of Excellence and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. There, I conducted surveillance on the transmission of Carbapenem-resistant bacteria between humans and their pets.

Tufts University

I earned my MSc degree from the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, where my program focused on the One Health approach to tackle critical global issues. This comprehensive training addressed emerging and resurging diseases, habitat use conflicts, environmental contamination, climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem function degradation. My research concentrated on the impact of climate change on zoonotic disease spillover events, with a particular focus on the risks posed by thawing permafrost in the Russian Arctic, which can trigger anthrax outbreaks. Additionally, I completed an externship at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, where I assisted with Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes Virus surveillance.