I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the ACRE Initiative in the Department of Community and Environmental Sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

I earned my PhD in Rural Sociology from Pennsylvania State University, where my research examined how rurality shapes healthcare access and caregiving among farmworker families.

My earlier training includes an MSc. in Rural Sociology and International Agriculture and Development from Penn State, where my thesis examined participatory development projects in Honduras, and a BSc. in Community Development and Environment from Zamorano University in Honduras.

Across my research, I am committed to public-facing and community-engaged scholarship that informs extension and advocacy related to rural health and food systems.