Founder and President at The Prison Flow Project (2021-07 – Present)
- Maintain publicly accessible research database of laws, corrections departments rules, and facility handbook excerpts discussing the provision of menstrual products in U.S. women's prisons across the country.
- Maintain one of the first publicly accessible, centralized lists of U.S. women's prisons and corresponding map.
- Responsible for coordinating the monthly PFP blog - dedicated to bringing together researchers, advocates, and those who have experienced a period in confinement.
- Coordinate, create processes for, and oversee volunteer researchers, blog reviewers, and others.
- Work with other board members to collaborate with other relevant organizations while highlighting the work being done locally.
- Work with other board members to determine the direction of research.
- Work with other board members to plan regular webinars to spread awareness and educate.
- Ensure there are opportunities for involvement from those who have been directly impacted by the experience of a period in confinement.
Research Scientist at BHCore, the University of Washington (2025-01 – 2025-08)
- Led and collaborated with other researchers on designing the evaluation of new, evidence-based training programs for co-response and supporting the behavioral health of frontline responders: Poise, Coast, and Asking is Caring.
- Formed analytical evaluation methods, survey instruments, and evaluation tools.
- Ran qualitative and quantitative analysis of evaluation data.
- Assisted in the drafting of publications for key stakeholders such as the Washington state legislature and the Washington State Health Care Authority.
- Worked with the lead researcher to write final analysis and evaluation papers for the Washington State Legislature, Washington State Health Care Authority, and other stakeholders. Led and collaborated with BHCore staff on writing manuscripts.
- Created clear figures, tables, and diagrams of research findings for manuscript(s) and presentations.
- Made updates to the BHCore website and other duties as assigned.
Doctoral Student at The University of Edinburgh (2019-09 – 2025-07)
- Collected official rules on the provision of menstrual products for people incarcerated in women's prisons in the U.S. and analyzed them for content and prevalence.
- Conducted interviews with key participants on the impact of menstruation on the experience of incarceration, including vulnerable, previously-incarcerated individuals.
- Ensured the integrity of confidential participant information through the University of Edinburgh Data Storage policies.
Health Analyst at Mathematica Policy Research, Inc (2017-01 – 2019-03)
- Worked directly with Federal Marketplace Program System (FMPS) developers, FMPS testers, federal agencies, state agencies, data services Hub, and trusted data sources (for example, Internal Revenue Service, Social Security Administration) discussing testing strategies, providing technical assistance, supporting testing, and providing requested test data.
- Analyzed expected and actual testing results to produce a report with an explanation of the root cause of the defect and develops and maintains test data libraries for testing and developing partners' use.
- Worked as a state lead to provide support for states looking to improve their Transformed-Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) file data submissions to CMS and with states to resolve post-production data quality issues and provide technical support and one-on-one assistance.
- Assisted in the development of data quality tools and program measures used to assess the accuracy of a state's T-MSIS data.
- Provided support and technical assistance to CMS in their effort to characterize fee-for-services (FFS) enrollees' access to services and providers and compare Medicaid FFS payment rates with those of other public and commercial payers.
National Coordinator at Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (2014-08 – 2016-12)
- Wrote original policy content (across all platforms) by researching litigation materials and government, nonprofit, and think tank reports.
- Increased national outreach and impact by developing new and fostering existing partnerships with over 100 national and state organizations on voting rights efforts.
- Assisted the Technologist on projects, including database management and platform creation for the Our Vote Live tool used by Election Protection.
- Used visual design skills to create original content, format official reports, and visualize voting data.
- Managed official social media accounts for the Election Protection coalition and create long term social media plans and strategies as a leader of a multi-organization digital working group.
