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About

I keep returning to questions that cross boundaries.

I am interested in the places where medicine meets policy, technology, communication, and everyday life. The projects in this portfolio grew from asking why something that seems useful on paper can become much more complicated when a real patient has to access or use it.

That curiosity has led me from policy research to app development, advocacy, and film. I like projects that force me to learn a new language—technical, medical, institutional, or creative—because the problem does not fit neatly inside one field.

Ask

When I do not understand why a system works the way it does, I would rather investigate than accept the first explanation.

Build

I learn best when an idea has to survive contact with users, teammates, technical limits, and practical constraints.

Revise

I value projects that change my original plan. A failed approach is often useful evidence about what to try next.

Connect

I am most interested in work that links evidence to people: not only what can help, but how that help becomes reachable.