University of Arizona , Department of Anthropology, Tucson, AZ
PhD, Medical Anthropology, May 2004
Dissertation, The Rise of Asthma and Allergy in South India
University of Arizona, Department of Anthropology, Tucson, AZ
MA, Medical Anthropology, May 1999
MA Thesis, The Political Ecology of Dengue Fever Emergence and Control
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
BA, Cultural Anthropology, December 1993
Obama Administration. Washington, DC. June 10, 2011
White House Champion of Change – Technology & Innovation.
NASA, US Dept of State, US AID, and Nike. October, 2010
Charles C. Shephard Science Award for Assessment and Epidemiology. US Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. June 29, 2009
In recognition of co-authored paper published in Environmental Research (2008)
Unit Commendation. United States Public Health Service. June 26, 2006
For exemplary performance of duty in response to a derailment and subsequent chlorine gas exposure event in South Carolina
Crisis Response Award. United States Public Health Service. January 23, 2006
For work following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in Louisiana and Mississippi
Edward P. Dozier Award. Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona. May, 2000
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – National Center for Environmental Health, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch. (2009-10)
Demonstration of a Student-Led Asthma Surveillance Project at High Schools.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – National Center for Environmental Health, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch. (2009-10)
Rural and Urban Patterns of Asthma Morbidity and Quality Improvement in Wisconsin.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – National Center for Environmental Health, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch. (2008-9)
Remote Monitoring of Inhaled Bronchodilator Use for Clinical Management and Public Health Surveillance.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Health and Society Scholars Program, University of Wisconsin (2006-7)
Seed grant – The role of race/ethnicity and socio-environmental factors in normal lung function
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Health and Society Scholars Program, University of Wisconsin (2006-8)
Seed grant – Real-time remote monitoring and mapping of inhaled bronchodilator use for clinical care and public health surveillance.