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National Team Rider
Northwestern University
Chicago,IL
I grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated from Carroll College, in Helena, MT. I spent my junior year at the Universidad de Costa Rica, in San Jose. I then studied Global Environmental Health at Emory University, while working in a lab at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For my thesis, I conducted research in a rural part of Western Kenya on the design of a Safe Water System in elementary schools. After I graduated with my Masters in Public Health, I spent a year coordinating research for one component of a large randomized clinical trial. Last year, I moved to Chicago and joined the department of family and community medicine at Northwestern University. As the coordinator for global health and community services, I help provide financial and technical assistance to medical students who wish to volunteer in underserved communities abroad and in Chicago. Also, I work closely with the Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights to implement our Poverty Medicine Collaborative. Over the years, I have volunteered in clinics in Mexico, Belize, and Chicago. When I’m not working, I am an avid bird-watcher, competitive cyclist, and I’m learning fiddle and mandolin.
I’m extremely excited about becoming part of the R4WH team, as it bridges two of my interests: cycling and global health advocacy. I’m confident that the two beneficiaries, Heal Africa and World Bicycle Relief, will channel the funds into effective health and development programs that provide assistance to underserved communities. Also, I hope to spread the news and use the global health curriculum developed by an exciting new non-profit, Global Health Narratives for Change, as a resource for stimulating interest in global health issues among young people (http://www.ghn4c.org). As our nation has become mired in the sometimes inflammatory debate over healthcare reform, I hope that our education and outreach efforts can help provide some grounded advice to local community members about the importance of expanding engagement in global health as well as increasing access to care for underserved groups in the United States.
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