Statistics / Data Science

A Spatiotemporal, Quasi-experimental Causal Inference Approach to Characterize the Effects of Global Plastic Waste Export and Burning on Air Quality Using Remotely Sensed Data
A Spatiotemporal, Quasi-experimental Causal Inference Approach to Characterize the Effects of Global Plastic Waste Export and Burning on Air Quality Using Remotely Sensed Data

My third dissertation paper, tailoring modern statistical methods to a novel environmental case study.

Mar 6, 2025

Optimizing Heat Alert Issuance with Reinforcement Learning
Optimizing Heat Alert Issuance with Reinforcement Learning

My second dissertation paper, developing a framework with which AI can be used to address environmental health problems.

Jan 1, 2025

Effect modification of the association between fine particulate air pollution during a wildfire event and respiratory health by area-level measures of socio-economic status, race/ethnicity, and smoking prevalence

Apr 11, 2023

Evaluation of Model-Based PM2.5 Estimates for Exposure Assessment during Wildfire Smoke Episodes in the Western U.S.
Evaluation of Model-Based PM2.5 Estimates for Exposure Assessment during Wildfire Smoke Episodes in the Western U.S.

Jan 24, 2023

Investigating Use of Low-Cost Sensors to Increase Accuracy and Equity of Real-Time Air Quality Information
Investigating Use of Low-Cost Sensors to Increase Accuracy and Equity of Real-Time Air Quality Information

My first dissertation paper, harnessing statistical thinking to guide strategies for collecting air quality data to inform the public.

Jan 9, 2023

Upper Division Course Projects at Harvard and CU Boulder
Upper Division Course Projects at Harvard and CU Boulder

To provide a sense of what I’ve worked on other than my research in the National Studies on Air Pollution & Health Group and Earth Lab, here is a list of my most substantial projects that resulted in course papers but not peer-reviewed publications:

Dec 15, 2022

Daily PM2.5 concentration estimates by county, ZIP code, and census tract in 11 western states 2008–2018

Apr 19, 2021

Improving accuracy of air pollution exposure measurements: Statistical correction of a municipal low-cost airborne particulate matter sensor network

Jan 1, 2021

Advice for the COMAP MCM/ICM
Advice for the COMAP MCM/ICM

For undergraduates/educators interested in interdisciplinary analysis

Dec 30, 2020

Associations between respiratory health and ozone and fine particulate matter during a wildfire event

Aug 1, 2019