Research interests
Substantive
Demography, population forecasting, population health metrics, and health inequity.
Methods
Demographic methods, Bayesian hierarchical modeling, small-area estimation, survey design and analysis, and time-series forecasting.
Education
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2021 – 2026
PhD, Global Health – Health Metrics Sciences
University of Washington, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) · Certificate in Demographic Methods
Dissertation: Estimation of Subnational Fertility, Mortality, and Migration Across Social and Geographic Dimensions: A Bayesian Approach Using Survey and Administrative Data
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2018 – 2020
MS, Global Health and Population
Harvard University
Thesis: Inequities in mortality in Rio de Janeiro: social determinants and violence
Advisor: Professor Marcia Castro
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2013 – 2018
BS in Nursing
University of Pennsylvania · Minor in Healthcare Management, Wharton School of Business
Scholarships, grants & awards
| Award | Funded by | Year |
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| Kwanjeong Scholarship | Kwanjeong Foundation | 2021–2025 |
| Young Summer Scientist Program Fellowship Grant | National Academy of Sciences | 2024 |
| Graduate and Professional Student Senate Travel Grant | University of Washington | 2025 |
| Population Association of America Annual Meeting Travel Award | Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, UW | 2024, 2025 |
| South Asia Studies Student Grant | Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, UW | 2025 |
| Tuition Award (merit-based scholarship) | Harvard School of Public Health, Dept. of Global Health and Population | 2019–2020 |
| Women and Public Policy Program Internship Grant | Harvard Kennedy School | 2019 |
Relevant research experience
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2021 – 2026
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Seattle, WA
Future Health Scenarios and US Health Disparities team
with Stein Emil Vollset and Laura Dwyer-Lindgren
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2024
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Laxenburg, Austria · Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP)
Multidimensional Demographic Modeling Group, Population and Just Societies Program
with Guillaume Marois
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2023
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Rostock, Germany · Summer Incubator Program
Digital and Computational Demography Lab
with Emilio Zagheni
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2019 – 2021
Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
Cambridge, MA
India Policy Insights Lab
with S.V. Subramanian and Rockli Kim
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2019
Fundação Getúlio Vargas (Institute for Health Policy Research)
São Paulo, Brazil
with Rudi Rocha
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2017 – 2018
Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics
Philadelphia, PA
with Mitesh Patel
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2017
United Nations Headquarters
New York, NY
Medical Services Division
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2016
KPMG Korea
Seoul, Korea
Healthcare Business Consulting Team
Teaching experience
All positions held at the University of Washington.
| Course | Role | Term |
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| SPH 480 — Research Methods in Public Health | Teaching Assistant | Winter 2026 |
| EPI 514 — Applications of Epidemiologic Methods | Teaching Assistant | Spring 2024, Spring 2025 |
| G H / HSERV 482 — Health of Populations | Teaching Assistant | Winter 2025 |
| HMS 510 — Introduction to Health Metrics Sciences | Teaching Assistant | Fall 2023 |
Professional references
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Laura Dwyer-Lindgren
Committee chair
Associate Professor, Department of Health Metrics Sciences, University of Washington
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Austin Schumacher
Committee member
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Metrics Sciences, University of Washington
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Emilio Zagheni
Committee member · former supervisor
Managing Director, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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Sara Curran
Graduate School Representative
Director, Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, University of Washington