I am a Research Specialist in the Mixed Methods Program at the University of Michigan. Prior to this, I was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Case Western Reserve University. I earned my Ph.D. in Sociology and a Graduate Certificate in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) at the University of Michigan. I completed postdoctoral fellowships at McGill University’s Social Studies of Medicine Department and the University of Cincinnati, where I was a researcher with the Ohio Policy Evaluation Network.

I am a sociologist with over ten years of experience researching and teaching the social dimensions of medicine, health, and illness. I specialize in analyzing medical decision-making, experiences with technologies, and how policies impact healthcare providers and patients.  I explore providers’ and patients’ experiences with contested medical technologies and procedures. I have studied Christian women’s experiences with infertility and assisted reproductive technologies, how health care providers make decisions about participation in abortion care, women’s experiences with genetic carrier testing in reproductive health care settings, and how policy restrictions on reproductive health care impact patients and clinicians.  My work has been published in Journal of Health and Social Behavior; Gender & Society; Qualitative Sociology; Social Science & Medicine; Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law; and Contraception.

My Research Interests Include:

• Medical Sociology
• Gender & Sexuality
• Reproduction
• Religion
• Science & Technology
• Qualitative Methods