I’m a data scientist and public health researcher interested in how personal and patient-generated data can help answer meaningful questions about behavior, health, and disease.
I’m currently the Senior Director of Research Science at Evidation. I’ve spent the last eight years there designing and running large-scale decentralized digital research studies. I’ve built teams, developed and evolved research processes, and shared our findings in publications and at industry and academic conferences. I have deep expertise in using commercial wearable devices in observational research across many therapeutic areas.
Before Evidation I led research and development at Fitabase, ran programs at Quantified Self Labs, and earned my Ph.D. in public health from the SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program, where my dissertation looked at how people use physical activity trackers.
To see what I’m focused on right now, check out the now page.
Digital health
I’ve worked in digital health since 2008, when I authored one of the first research abstracts exploring the validity of Fitbit wearables. I firmly believe in the power of personal data, whether it’s captured by a smartwatch or through app-based symptom reporting. Most of health happens outside the clinic, and digital health can help capture those experiences.
Research methods
I translate ambiguous research objectives into rigorous, scalable research protocols and processes. That often means working across functions to right-size an approach so research stays accessible and participant-focused while keeping its scientific rigor.
Data communication
I work across the research process, from designing participant-friendly data collection to building analysis workflows that bring the results that matter to the surface. I enjoy turning research artifacts into outward-facing work that tells a meaningful story.