My research: What happens inside the lungs during pneumonia
This summer, I am doing research in the pulmonology department specifically with pneumonia working with Dr. Mizgerd and Dr. Crossland. Over the decades, we have for some reason ignored what happens inside the lungs during pneumonia, and instead focused on the cause of the pneumonia (like the flu, COVID, etc). So, this research project wants […]
New publications—Syringe Service Program
Over the past year, I worked with Drs. Angela Bazzi and Raagini Jawa to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Syringe Service Programs (SSPs) staff well-being. SSPs provide essential harm reduction and prevention services for people who inject drugs. We found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, SSPs underwent unprecedented shifts in operational procedures […]
My MSSRP research experience
The summer after my first year at BUSM I had the opportunity to join a research study through a collaboration with the Medical Student Summer Research Program (MSSRP) and the Center for Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Unit at BMC. I currently work on the REBOOT study with Dr. Alexander Walley, which focuses on using […]
My research: Social determinants of health—voice therapy
This summer (2022), I’ve been working primarily on a retrospective chart review evaluating the impact of social determinants of health on attendance at virtual voice therapy. Concurrently, I am drafting a manuscript for another project I began earlier in the year investigating cultural perceptions of flexible nasolaryngoscopy examinations, and also collecting data for a new […]