Education

• University of Texas at El Paso, B.S., 2001
• University of California, Riverside, M.A., 2004
• University of Illinois at Chicago, Ph.D., 2011

Postgraduate Training

• Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Behavioral Health and Prevention, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, 2011-Present

Interests/Specialties:

• Community Health Prevention
• Health Disparities
• Health Promotion/Education in Immigrant Families

Education

• Brown University, B.A., 2003
• University of Massachusetts Medical School, M.D., 2009

Postgraduate Training

• Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, 2009-2012

Interests/Specialties:

• Adolescent sexual and reproductive health
• Adolescent mental health
• School-based health

Education

• University of California, Riverside, B.S, 2003
• The Albert Einstein College of Medicine, MD 2008

Postgraduate Training

• Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Jacobi Medical Center- Lewis M. Fraad Department of Pediatrics, The Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2008-2011
• Pediatrics Chief Resident, Jacobi Medical Center- Lewis M. Fraad Department of Pediatrics, The Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2011-2012

Interests/Specialties:

• Long-term impact of violent trauma in inner city youth
• Violence Prevention among inner city youth
• Socieconomic determinants of health

Mentors

• Melissa Stockwell, MD, MPH
• Leslie Davidson, MD, MPH

Education

• Emory University, BA, 2003
• New York University School of Medicine, MD, 2007

Postgraduate Training

• Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, 2007-2010
• Fellow, Adolescent Medicine, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 2011- present

Interests/Specialties:

• Reproductive Health and Contraceptive Management
• Underserved Populations and Access to Care
• School-Based Health Centers
• International Health