I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable, I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.

– Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass

I am currently a PhD student working with Andreas Handel at the University of Georgia (Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics). My main skills are R programming, scientific computing, and data analysis. I like using data science and statistical methods to inform cool questions about viruses, mainly flu.

Education

PhD, Epidemiology and biostatistics. August 2020 – Present. University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.

BS, Mathematics and biology. August 2016 – May 2020. Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, USA.

Interests

  • (Bayesian) hierarchical/multilevel models for epidemiological problems
  • Effects of antigenic drift on immunity and vaccination
  • Epidemiology and immunology of influenza